Cost of living comparison
Doha is 10.8% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Doha instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.86
|
$8.24
QAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.43
|
$7.69
QAR28.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.47
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.65
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.59
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.01
|
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.98
|
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.76
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.54
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.04
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.88
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.20
|
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.48
|
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,019.74
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,014.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.39
|
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.74
|
$88.99
QAR324.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,252.59
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€903.95
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€112.69
|
$76.42
QAR278.24
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€496.41
|
$767.35
QAR2,794.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,118.94
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,507.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.46
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.40
|
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.59
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.29
|
$124.58
QAR453.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.90
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€76.71
|
$60.03
QAR218.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.01
|
$46.36
QAR168.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€79.68
|
$89.37
QAR325.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.32
|
$96.03
QAR349.64
|
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