Cost of living comparison

Qatar

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Latvia

Riga vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 15.0% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in Riga
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Riga
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Riga
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Riga
Childcare: pay 32.9% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Riga
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in Riga

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Riga are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Riga.

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Riga vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riga instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Doha	Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.16	$16.80 €14.95	+74.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.14	$9.24 €8.22	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.61 €1.44	+71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.18 €1.05	+182.4%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Doha	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.07	$1.43 €1.27	+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.58	$5.22 €4.65	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.19	$4.41 €3.92	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.49	$3.76 €3.34	+10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.91 €3.48	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.00 €0.89	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.83 €0.73	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.13 €1.00	+60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.40 €1.24	+150.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.40 €0.36	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.42 €0.37	-5.6%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Doha	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$7.75 €6.90	+262.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.46	$33.59 €29.90	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.31	$11.42 €10.17	-37.9%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Doha	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.45	$20.41 €18.17	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	$582.45 €518.40	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	$385.02 €342.68	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.83	$286.52 €255.02	+339.2%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 32.9% more for childcare

	Doha	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	$645.25 €574.29	-3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+83.6%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.71	$5.60 €4.98	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.49	$3.72 €3.31	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.61	$6.72 €5.98	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR459.80	$49.91 €44.42	-60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.21	$10.75 €9.57	-13.0%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Doha	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.85	$69.42 €61.79	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.41	$50.39 €44.85	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.40	$85.85 €76.41	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.54	$138.10 €122.91	+61.8%
Average			+10.5%

Doha vs. Riga - Cost of clothing

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