Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.2 times more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Washington instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.17
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.16
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.68
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.74
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.32
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.81
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.36
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.18
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.68
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.04
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.88
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.92
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.68
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,453.77
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.41
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR325.80
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,210.60
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,889.12
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR279.77
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,809.36
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,729.72
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.15
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.14
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR456.11
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 35.6% more for clothing
Doha
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR219.76
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.72
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR327.19
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR351.56
|
$173.48
|
|
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