Cost of living comparison
Doha is 7.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Doha instead of United States, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
United States
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$8.23
QAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.85
QAR25.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.04
QAR3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
United States
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.58
QAR5.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.30
QAR19.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.73
QAR28.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.83
QAR10.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.89
QAR3.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
United States
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$2.13
QAR7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$41.13
QAR150.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$21,934.13
QAR80,029.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$19.74
QAR72.03
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
United States
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$88.79
QAR323.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,629.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,169.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$86.29
QAR314.83
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$762.50
QAR2,782.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,670.89
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$13.02
QAR47.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$5.51
QAR20.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$6.58
QAR24.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$117.38
QAR428.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$10.97
QAR40.01
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
United States
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$64.53
QAR235.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$52.67
QAR192.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$92.94
QAR339.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$97.05
QAR354.10
|
|
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