Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 81.8% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Doha, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
?? | |
pay 8.7% more for housing
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Doha
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
?? |
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