Cost of living comparison
Doha is 42.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Doha instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$194.51
|
$8.24
QAR30.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$171.63
|
$7.69
QAR28.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$23.30
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.16
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 17.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$50.73
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$107.40
|
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$121.66
|
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$47.99
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$79.64
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$27.43
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.56
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$15.84
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$17.61
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.28
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$16.69
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$105.16
|
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$414.89
|
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$423,346.55
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,014.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$102.98
|
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$539.30
|
$88.99
QAR324.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$20,412.17
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,409.95
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$799.65
|
$76.42
QAR278.24
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$7,868.84
|
$767.35
QAR2,794.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$193,597.68
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,507.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$57.21
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$67.83
|
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$85.81
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,173.13
|
$124.58
QAR453.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$114.42
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,290.38
|
$60.03
QAR218.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$867.48
|
$46.36
QAR168.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,132.09
|
$89.37
QAR325.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,046.19
|
$96.03
QAR349.64
|
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