Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 47.4% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Doha, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.90
|
$18.76
€17.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.41
|
$11.79
€11.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$3.14
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
$2.89
€2.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.87
|
$4.13
€3.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.08
|
$5.15
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$3.08
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.99
|
$6.00
€5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
$7.50
€7.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.60
|
$71.38
€67.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,732.91
|
$34,296.42
€32,657.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.76
|
$17.79
€16.94
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR320.05
|
$22.48
€21.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,713.73
|
$1,111.66
€1,058.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,689.25
|
$870.64
€829.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR276.03
|
$99.35
€94.60
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,903.81
|
$338.03
€321.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,882.28
|
$10,508.28
€10,005.98
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$8.57
€8.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.13
|
$4.76
€4.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.92
|
$11.36
€10.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR429.31
|
$47.76
€45.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.85
|
$18.22
€17.35
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR222.41
|
$100.00
€95.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR201.29
|
$31.76
€30.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR352.71
|
$89.57
€85.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR345.64
|
$111.24
€105.92
|
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