Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.5 times more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Doha instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
$8.23
QAR29.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
$6.85
QAR24.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
$5.30
QAR19.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
$7.73
QAR28.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$2.13
QAR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
$41.13
QAR149.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,970.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
$19.74
QAR71.97
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
$88.79
QAR323.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,624.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,166.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
$86.29
QAR314.60
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
$762.50
QAR2,780.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,641.96
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
$13.02
QAR47.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
$5.51
QAR20.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
$6.58
QAR23.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
$117.38
QAR427.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
$10.97
QAR39.99
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
$64.53
QAR235.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
$52.67
QAR192.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
$92.94
QAR338.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
$97.05
QAR353.84
|
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