Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 13.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Doha, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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