Cost of living comparison
London is 85.3% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in London instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.89
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.07
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.43
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,694.37
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.72
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 67.4% more for housing
|
Doha
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR322.61
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,601.61
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,152.44
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.51
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Doha
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,770.43
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,508.74
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.32
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.91
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR426.49
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.85
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.46
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.37
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR337.68
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR352.62
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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