Cost of living comparison
Doha is 46.4% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Doha instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 24.6% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 81.0% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
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