Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.5 times more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in George Town instead of Doha, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,011.03
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.01
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.42
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.72
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.23
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,793.90
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,505.58
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR453.60
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.55
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.78
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.39
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR349.63
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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