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
QAR30.04
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 32.0% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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