Cost of living comparison
Doha is 71.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Doha instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
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