Cost of living comparison
Doha is 27.9% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Doha instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
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