Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 6.7% cheaper than Doha.
- Restaurants
-
pay 12.0% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 10.8% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 5.3% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 5.0% more in Qatar
- Childcare
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pay 4.3% less in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.8% less in Qatar
- Clothing
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pay 15.8% less in Qatar
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Doha, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.93
|
$6.53
QAR23.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.44
|
$6.16
QAR22.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.89
|
$4.13
QAR15.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.11
|
$7.43
QAR27.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.00
|
$3.61
QAR13.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.72
|
$34.58
QAR125.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,812.80
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,200.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.83
|
$15.89
QAR57.86
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR320.37
|
$83.87
QAR305.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,719.45
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,161.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,692.95
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,415.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR276.31
|
$73.87
QAR269.09
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,906.72
|
$769.65
QAR2,803.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,923.24
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,840.56
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.91
|
$10.96
QAR39.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.15
|
$4.29
QAR15.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.94
|
$6.50
QAR23.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR429.74
|
$132.96
QAR484.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.89
|
$11.30
QAR41.15
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR222.64
|
$51.36
QAR187.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR201.49
|
$46.01
QAR167.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR353.06
|
$90.45
QAR329.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR345.99
|
$72.65
QAR264.65
|
|
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