Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 22.7% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
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Doha
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
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pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 52.0% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,011.03
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Doha
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.01
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.42
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.72
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.23
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,793.90
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,505.58
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR453.60
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.55
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.78
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.39
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR349.63
|
$101.02
€92.90
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