Cost of living comparison
Doha is 23.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Doha instead of Washington, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$41.13
QAR149.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,857.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$19.74
QAR71.87
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$88.79
QAR323.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,160.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$86.29
QAR314.16
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,587.56
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$5.51
QAR20.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$117.38
QAR427.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Washington
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$64.53
QAR234.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$52.67
QAR191.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$92.94
QAR338.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$97.05
QAR353.34
|
|
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