Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 19.8% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 72.1% more for transportation
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Doha
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
|
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