Cost of living comparison
Doha is 18.7% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Doha instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
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