Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Doha instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.23
QAR30.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.85
QAR25.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.58
QAR5.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.30
QAR19.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.73
QAR28.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.70
QAR9.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.83
QAR10.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
QAR2.37
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
QAR1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.13
QAR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.13
QAR150.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,934.13
QAR80,175.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.74
QAR72.16
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$88.79
QAR324.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,816.95
QAR6,641.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,142.87
QAR4,177.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.29
QAR315.41
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$762.50
QAR2,787.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,598.69
QAR38,741.19
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$13.02
QAR47.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$5.51
QAR20.12
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.58
QAR24.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$117.38
QAR429.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.97
QAR40.09
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Doha
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.53
QAR235.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.67
QAR192.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.94
QAR339.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.05
QAR354.75
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