Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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Doha vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 17.7% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 36.0% less in Doha
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 24.7% less in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Doha
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Doha

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Doha are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Doha. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Doha.

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Doha vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Riga	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$9.61 QAR35.16	-42.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$8.23 QAR30.14	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$0.94 QAR3.45	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.42 QAR1.53	-64.6%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Riga	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.39 QAR5.07	-3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$5.62 QAR20.58	+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$7.97 QAR29.19	+80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$3.41 QAR12.49	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.48	$3.56 QAR13.02	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.01 QAR3.71	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.82 QAR3.02	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.70 QAR2.57	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$0.56 QAR2.04	-60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.44 QAR1.59	+8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.45 QAR1.63	+5.9%
Average			-6.9%

Riga vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.0% less for transportation

	Riga	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$2.14 QAR7.82	-72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$27.44 QAR100.46	-18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$18.39 QAR67.31	+61.0%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Riga	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$86.45 QAR316.45	+323.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €518.40	$1,897.48 QAR6,946.15	+225.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €342.68	$1,178.09 QAR4,312.64	+206.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$65.24 QAR238.83	-77.2%
Average			+116.0%

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pay 24.7% less for childcare

	Riga	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	+4.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	-45.5%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$12.21 QAR44.71	+118.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$5.87 QAR21.49	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$6.45 QAR23.61	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.42	$125.60 QAR459.80	+151.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$12.35 QAR45.21	+14.9%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Riga	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$60.60 QAR221.85	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$53.93 QAR197.41	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$99.54 QAR364.40	+16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$85.38 QAR312.54	-38.2%
Average			-9.5%

Riga vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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