Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.3 times more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Doha instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
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