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Bucharest vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 15.6% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 19.6% less in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Bucharest are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bucharest. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$11.85 RON57.18	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$7.54 RON36.39	+0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$2.00 RON9.64	+122.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$2.20 RON10.63	+516.5%
Average			+170.8%

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Doha	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$1.17 RON5.67	-25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.88	$4.52 RON21.83	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.09	$6.34 RON30.60	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$3.28 RON15.81	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$3.09 RON14.90	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$0.59 RON2.83	-32.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.77 RON3.71	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$0.75 RON3.62	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$0.88 RON4.25	+45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.51 RON2.45	+19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.44 RON2.13	-21.9%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Doha	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$6.09 RON29.40	+184.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.62	$17.24 RON83.17	-47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.77	$5.82 RON28.07	-70.5%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Doha	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.09	$9.35 RON45.14	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	$601.94 RON2,904.34	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	$397.23 RON1,916.64	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.07	$130.07 RON627.57	+71.5%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

	Doha	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	$527.95 RON2,547.36	-33.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	$10,631.65 RON51,297.71	-5.4%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.87	$3.23 RON15.59	-70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$3.17 RON15.29	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$5.98 RON28.85	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.37	$49.84 RON240.49	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.86	$8.62 RON41.59	-30.1%
Average			-41.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Doha	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.45	$78.42 RON378.35	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.31	$39.68 RON191.44	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.76	$85.94 RON414.68	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.69	$105.80 RON510.49	+11.4%

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