Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.9 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Doha instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 41.3% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
|
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