Cost of living comparison
Doha is 19.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Doha instead of Prague, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
$8.23
QAR29.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
$6.85
QAR24.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
$1.04
QAR3.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
$1.58
QAR5.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
$5.30
QAR19.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
$7.73
QAR28.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
$2.83
QAR10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
$0.89
QAR3.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
$0.65
QAR2.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
$0.52
QAR1.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
$2.13
QAR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
$41.13
QAR149.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,677.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
$19.74
QAR71.71
|
|
pay 72.1% more for housing
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
$88.79
QAR322.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,600.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,151.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
$86.29
QAR313.45
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
$762.50
QAR2,769.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,500.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
$13.02
QAR47.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
$5.51
QAR20.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
$6.58
QAR23.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
$117.38
QAR426.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
$10.97
QAR39.84
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Prague
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
$64.53
QAR234.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
$52.67
QAR191.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
$92.94
QAR337.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
$97.05
QAR352.54
|
|
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