Cost of living comparison
Doha is 3.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Doha instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.04
|
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.49
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.30
|
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Doha
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.43
|
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
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