Cost of living comparison
Doha is 87.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Doha instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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