Cost of living comparison
Doha is 5.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Doha instead of India, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.46
|
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.33
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.96
|
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.52
|
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.32
|
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.27
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.53
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.92
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.79
|
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.51
|
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.94
|
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.08
|
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.88
|
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.97
|
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
India
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
|
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