Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 20.0% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Doha, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.92
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.94
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.30
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.11
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.83
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.30
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.76
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.61
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,793.16
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.81
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 49.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.01
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,609.79
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,157.59
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.90
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,773.86
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,556.48
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.38
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.03
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.94
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.02
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.90
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.75
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.61
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.09
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.06
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
|
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