Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.0% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Spain instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 35.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Doha
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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