Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 23.6% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
pay 35.9% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$1.75
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$6.52
€6.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$4.34
€4.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$3.46
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.98
€1.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
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pay 52.3% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$6.43
€6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$38.58
€36.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$24,650.55
€23,377.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$15.65
€14.84
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$20.58
€19.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$769.99
€730.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$617.27
€585.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$187.33
€177.66
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$612.91
€581.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$15,233.33
€14,446.71
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$2.81
€2.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$45.95
€43.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$11.15
€10.57
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Bratislava
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$73.52
€69.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$37.05
€35.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$83.22
€78.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$101.33
€96.10
|
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