Cost of living comparison
Doha is 16.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Doha instead of Paris, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.75
|
$8.24
QAR30.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
$7.69
QAR28.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.39
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.74
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.76
|
$1.55
QAR5.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.62
|
$5.39
QAR19.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.33
|
$8.01
QAR29.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.28
|
$2.68
QAR9.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.42
|
$3.92
QAR14.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$0.87
QAR3.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.99
|
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$0.73
QAR2.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.73
|
$0.56
QAR2.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.99
|
$0.46
QAR1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.06
|
$0.51
QAR1.88
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.06
|
$2.16
QAR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€83.82
|
$32.96
QAR120.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,584.43
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,453.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.51
|
$19.78
QAR72.41
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.42
|
$88.99
QAR325.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,331.37
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,210.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€978.36
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,889.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€156.53
|
$76.42
QAR279.77
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€755.50
|
$767.35
QAR2,809.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,011.36
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,729.72
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.90
|
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.11
|
$5.78
QAR21.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
$6.59
QAR24.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.53
|
$124.58
QAR456.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.82
|
$12.36
QAR45.26
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€92.98
|
$60.03
QAR219.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.41
|
$46.36
QAR169.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€100.21
|
$89.37
QAR327.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€142.05
|
$96.03
QAR351.56
|
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