Cost of living comparison
Doha is 36.1% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Doha instead of Riga, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Doha
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
|
pay 19.8% more for childcare
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
|
pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
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