Cost of living comparison
Doha is 3.2 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Doha instead of Praia, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE521.21
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.11
|
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.06
|
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.24
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE547.43
|
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE364.53
|
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE240.91
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.37
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.09
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.07
|
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.04
|
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.05
|
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE577.77
|
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,290.61
|
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,923.57
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,819.41
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,012.68
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,302.42
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,663.98
|
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,219.86
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE228.62
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE149.57
|
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE446.75
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,812.87
|
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,913.32
|
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
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