Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 91.0% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Doha, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
$21.56
DKK154.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
$14.37
DKK102.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
$3.78
DKK27.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.98
DKK21.32
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
$3.78
DKK27.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
$6.47
DKK46.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
$7.42
DKK53.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
$4.75
DKK34.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
$5.10
DKK36.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
$1.41
DKK10.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
$1.42
DKK10.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$1.51
DKK10.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
$2.12
DKK15.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.07
DKK7.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.90
DKK6.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
$7.78
DKK55.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
$100.30
DKK718.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
$50,303.99
DKK360,091.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
$24.43
DKK174.90
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
$36.84
DKK263.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
$1,691.68
DKK12,109.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
$1,264.98
DKK9,055.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
$151.98
DKK1,087.92
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
$580.24
DKK4,153.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
$12,599.95
DKK90,194.24
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
$8.62
DKK61.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
$6.19
DKK44.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
$9.05
DKK64.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
$43.41
DKK310.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
$18.68
DKK133.75
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
$115.64
DKK827.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
$48.78
DKK349.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
$121.38
DKK868.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
$174.89
DKK1,251.90
|
|
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