Cost of living comparison
Rome is 25.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Rome instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$19.79
€18.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$2.26
€2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$8.48
€7.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$4.84
€4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
$38.48
€35.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
$15.39
€14.29
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
$30.43
€28.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
$1,171.91
€1,088.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
$773.95
€718.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
$173.31
€160.94
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
$531.12
€493.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
$8,734.44
€8,111.24
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$6.60
€6.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
$56.27
€52.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Doha
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
$85.59
€79.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
$36.33
€33.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
$97.35
€90.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
$123.90
€115.06
|
|
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