Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

The Valley, Anguilla

The Valley vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

The Valley is 88.5% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in The Valley
Groceries: pay 79.9% more in The Valley
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in The Valley
Housing: pay 47.9% more in The Valley
Childcare: pay 78.9% less in The Valley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% less in The Valley

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in The Valley are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in The Valley. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in The Valley.

The Valley vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in The Valley instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Doha	The Valley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.96	$20.00 EC$54.05	+143.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.46	$10.00 EC$27.03	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.28	$3.50 EC$9.46	+289.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$4.00 EC$10.81	+1019.0%
Average			+371.2%

Doha vs. The Valley - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.9% more for groceries

	Doha	The Valley
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.71	$3.50 EC$9.47	+123.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.91	$11.02 EC$29.79	+92.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.14	$6.60 EC$17.84	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.31	$2.22 EC$6.00	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR14.01	$7.38 EC$19.93	+91.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.14	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.93 EC$2.50	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.45	$1.11 EC$3.00	+65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$2.22 EC$6.00	+266.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.06	??
Average			+79.9%

Doha vs. The Valley - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Doha	The Valley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.81	$6.50 EC$17.57	+203.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,886.99	$45,000.00 EC$121,614.75	+105.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.90	??
Average			+154.5%

Doha vs. The Valley - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.9% more for housing

	Doha	The Valley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.66	$55.00 EC$148.64	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,724.77	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,696.38	$800.00 EC$2,162.04	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.56	$229.41 EC$620.00	+202.4%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 78.9% less for childcare

	Doha	The Valley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,909.43	$100.00 EC$270.25	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,961.28	$3,336.00 EC$9,015.71	-70.3%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	The Valley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.94	$4.00 EC$10.81	-63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.17	$5.00 EC$13.51	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.97	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR430.14	$45.00 EC$121.61	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.94	??
Average			-43.4%

Doha vs. The Valley - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Doha	The Valley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.84	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.67	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR353.39	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR346.31	??

Doha vs. The Valley - Cost of clothing

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