Cost of living comparison
Doha is 3.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Doha instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK3,012
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,410
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK405
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK289
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK514
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,068
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK860
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK825
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,238
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK213
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK135
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK176
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK311
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK197
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,196
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,337
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,813,330
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,251
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,551
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK260,121
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK232,501
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,991
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,541
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK835,018
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,506
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK710
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,657
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,140
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK2,008
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,504
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK6,069
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,741
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,371
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
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