Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.8 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Doha instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
|
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