Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.0 times more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Doha instead of Lima, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.11
|
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.29
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.25
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.16
|
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.50
|
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.85
|
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.87
|
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.88
|
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.81
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.94
|
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN63.08
|
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,596.89
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.43
|
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.93
|
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,897.03
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,238.31
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN210.28
|
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN754.00
|
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,293.08
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.06
|
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.13
|
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.15
|
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN140.40
|
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.19
|
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
Lima
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN158.41
|
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.95
|
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN272.43
|
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN275.37
|
$97.05
QAR354.75
|
|
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