Cost of living comparison
Doha is 12.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Doha instead of Paris, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$8.23
QAR29.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.48
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.92
|
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$7.73
QAR28.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.90
|
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$0.89
QAR3.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.72
|
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.52
QAR1.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.05
|
$41.13
QAR149.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,677.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.16
|
$19.74
QAR71.71
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$88.79
QAR322.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,600.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,151.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
$86.29
QAR313.45
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€764.47
|
$762.50
QAR2,769.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,500.42
|
|
pay 48.0% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.08
|
$13.02
QAR47.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
$6.58
QAR23.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.16
|
$117.38
QAR426.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$10.97
QAR39.84
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
$64.53
QAR234.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
$52.67
QAR191.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
$92.94
QAR337.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€131.90
|
$97.05
QAR352.54
|
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