Cost of living comparison
Rome is 23.5% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Rome instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.17
|
$16.24
€14.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.16
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
$2.22
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.68
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.74
|
$6.93
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.32
|
$6.37
€5.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.81
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.36
|
$5.10
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.18
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.68
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.04
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.88
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.92
|
$7.44
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.68
|
$37.90
€34.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,453.77
|
$26,749.78
€24,357.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.41
|
$17.87
€16.27
|
|
pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR325.80
|
$30.04
€27.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,210.60
|
$1,171.95
€1,067.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,889.12
|
$721.77
€657.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR279.77
|
$175.72
€160.01
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,809.36
|
$516.83
€470.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,729.72
|
$9,813.53
€8,936.01
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
$5.41
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.15
|
$1.59
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.14
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR456.11
|
$62.20
€56.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
|
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR219.76
|
$67.31
€61.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.72
|
$30.97
€28.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR327.19
|
$81.10
€73.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR351.56
|
$103.39
€94.15
|
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