Cost of living comparison
Doha is 58.1% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Doha instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
|
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