Cost of living comparison
Doha is 56.8% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Doha instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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