Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 75.7% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Doha, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
|
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