Cost of living comparison
Peru is 40.7% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Peru instead of Doha, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.88
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.06
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.22
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.87
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.39
|
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,677.15
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.71
|
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR322.54
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,600.18
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,151.55
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR313.45
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,769.83
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,500.42
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.31
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.90
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR426.40
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.84
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Doha
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.41
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.33
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR337.60
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR352.54
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
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