Cost of living comparison
Doha is 58.1% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Doha instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
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