Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.3 times more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Doha instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 62.2% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
|
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