Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 35.4% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Doha, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 76.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Doha
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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