Cost of living comparison
Manila is 17.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Manila instead of Doha, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.91
|
$5.12
₱299.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.42
|
$4.26
₱249.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.87
₱51.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.49
₱28.72
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
$1.35
₱79.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.88
|
$5.30
₱310.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.10
|
$6.79
₱397.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.99
|
$2.42
₱141.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$1.52
₱88.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
$0.80
₱46.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$1.52
₱88.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
$0.98
₱57.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.20
₱70.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$1.48
₱86.80
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
$4.14
₱242.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.66
|
$9.93
₱580.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,770.82
|
$25,575.45
₱1,495,012.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.79
|
$2.67
₱155.98
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR320.20
|
$28.80
₱1,683.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,716.45
|
$468.88
₱27,408.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,691.01
|
$234.44
₱13,704.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR276.16
|
$106.33
₱6,215.51
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,905.19
|
$482.52
₱28,205.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,901.72
|
$14,127.39
₱825,816.49
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
$1.36
₱79.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.14
|
$2.70
₱157.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.93
|
$3.07
₱179.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR429.51
|
$40.61
₱2,373.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.87
|
$7.67
₱448.50
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Doha
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR222.52
|
$33.31
₱1,947.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR201.38
|
$26.60
₱1,554.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR352.88
|
$74.03
₱4,327.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR345.81
|
$60.89
₱3,559.41
|
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