Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 91.0% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 4.3 times more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 92.2% more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 7.6% less in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 46.7% more in Copenhagen

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Doha. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.96	$21.56 DKK141.72	+162.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.47	$14.37 DKK94.48	+90.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.28	$3.78 DKK24.85	+320.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$2.98 DKK19.58	+733.1%
Average			+326.8%

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pay 92.2% more for groceries

	Doha	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.71	$3.78 DKK24.86	+141.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.92	$6.47 DKK42.54	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.14	$7.42 DKK48.80	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.31	$4.75 DKK31.24	+86.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR14.02	$5.10 DKK33.52	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.14	$1.41 DKK9.27	+63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$1.42 DKK9.30	+98.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.45	$1.51 DKK9.93	+125.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$2.12 DKK13.91	+249.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$1.07 DKK7.03	+151.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.06	$0.90 DKK5.94	+60.2%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Doha	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.81	$7.78 DKK51.16	+263.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.85	$100.30 DKK659.38	+205.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,898.40	$50,303.99 DKK330,688.40	+129.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.91	$24.43 DKK160.62	+23.9%
Average			+155.5%

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Doha	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.71	$36.84 DKK242.18	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,725.59	$1,691.68 DKK11,120.74	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,696.91	$1,264.98 DKK8,315.75	+24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.60	$151.98 DKK999.09	+100.4%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 7.6% less for childcare

	Doha	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,909.84	$580.24 DKK3,814.40	-27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,967.14	$12,599.95 DKK82,829.57	+12.2%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.95	$8.62 DKK56.69	-21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.17	$6.19 DKK40.70	+17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.97	$9.05 DKK59.52	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR430.20	$43.41 DKK285.34	-63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.94	$18.68 DKK122.83	+51.6%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 46.7% more for clothing

	Doha	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.88	$115.64 DKK760.21	+89.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.70	$48.78 DKK320.70	-11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR353.44	$121.38 DKK797.90	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR346.36	$174.89 DKK1,149.67	+84.1%
Average			+46.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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