Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 20.9% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Doha, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 24.4% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
|
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