Cost of living comparison

Peru

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Qatar

Doha vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 57.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% more in Doha
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Doha
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Doha
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 65.8% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 22.9% more in Doha

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Doha are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Doha.

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Doha vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 43.3% more for restaurants

	Lima	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$9.61 QAR35.16	+120.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$8.23 QAR30.14	+18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$0.94 QAR3.45	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.42 QAR1.53	-34.1%
Average			+43.3%

Lima vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.39 QAR5.07	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$5.62 QAR20.58	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$7.97 QAR29.19	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$3.41 QAR12.49	+17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$3.56 QAR13.02	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.01 QAR3.71	+11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.82 QAR3.02	+73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.70 QAR2.57	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.56 QAR2.04	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.44 QAR1.59	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.45 QAR1.63	+11.2%
Average			+9.7%

Lima vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Lima	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$2.14 QAR7.82	-66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$27.44 QAR100.46	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$18.39 QAR67.31	-8.9%
Average			-26.8%

Lima vs. Doha - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Lima	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$86.45 QAR316.45	+213.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	+158.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	+249.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$65.24 QAR238.83	+17.7%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 65.8% more for childcare

	Lima	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	+274.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	-26.7%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$12.21 QAR44.71	+367.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$5.87 QAR21.49	+81.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$6.45 QAR23.61	+11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$125.60 QAR459.80	+286.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$12.35 QAR45.21	+70.1%
Average			+148.3%

Lima vs. Doha - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

	Lima	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$60.60 QAR221.85	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$53.93 QAR197.41	+54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$99.54 QAR364.40	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$85.38 QAR312.54	+8.2%
Average			+22.9%

Lima vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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