Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 32.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$15.16
€13.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.05
|
$10.32
€9.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$2.71
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.81
€1.63
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$1.74
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$7.67
€6.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.21
|
$4.36
€3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$3.87
€3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$1.13
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.89
|
$6.78
€6.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.21
|
$54.15
€48.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,137.83
|
$36,133.87
€32,604.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.12
|
$14.65
€13.22
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.52
|
$33.64
€30.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,186.21
|
$1,370.72
€1,236.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.85
|
$989.21
€892.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.67
|
$123.32
€111.27
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,798.33
|
$543.23
€490.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,569.78
|
$9,978.95
€9,004.24
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$3.79
€3.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$2.63
€2.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$6.12
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.31
|
$48.46
€43.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$10.83
€9.77
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.90
|
$83.95
€75.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.05
|
$33.93
€30.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.91
|
$87.19
€78.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.18
|
$99.93
€90.17
|
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