Cost of living comparison
Castries is 25.7% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Castries instead of Doha, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,011.03
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
?? | |
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.01
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.42
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.72
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.23
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,793.90
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,505.58
|
?? | |
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR453.60
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.55
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.78
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.39
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR349.63
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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