Cost of living comparison
Doha is 99.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Doha instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
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