Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.3 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Doha instead of Managua, you would:
pay 14.0% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Managua
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
|
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