Cost of living comparison
Lima is 23.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Lima instead of Doha, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
|
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