Cost of living comparison
Doha is 54.1% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Doha instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,011.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
|
pay 80.9% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$88.99
QAR324.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$76.42
QAR278.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$767.35
QAR2,793.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,505.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$124.58
QAR453.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$60.03
QAR218.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$46.36
QAR168.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$89.37
QAR325.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$96.03
QAR349.63
|
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