Cost of living comparison
Paris is 71.7% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Paris instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.92
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.94
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 84.1% more for groceries
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.30
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.11
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.83
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.30
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.76
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.61
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,793.16
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.81
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.01
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,609.79
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,157.59
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.90
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 39.7% more for childcare
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,773.86
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,556.48
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.38
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.03
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.94
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.02
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.90
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Doha
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.75
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.61
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.09
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.06
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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