Cost of living comparison
Doha is 7.5% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Doha instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 89.8% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
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