Cost of living comparison
Doha is 16.4% more expensive than Basseterre.
If you lived in Doha instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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