Cost of living comparison
Manila is 22.1% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Manila instead of Doha, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
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