Cost of living comparison
Doha is 97.9% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Doha instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.61
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.43
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.10
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$25.72
|
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$20.71
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.20
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.25
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.02
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.30
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.89
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.04
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.95
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.10
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$21.96
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$252.10
|
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$141,460.72
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$41.83
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$112.05
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,092.66
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,298.70
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$298.58
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay 35.2% more for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,677.65
|
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$66,857.03
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.14
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.13
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$138.06
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$295.23
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$238.93
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$373.73
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$323.16
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
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