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Victoria vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 53.0% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 86.1% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 77.2% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$16.76 SCR237.29	+104.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$9.71 SCR137.51	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$2.75 SCR39.00	+206.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$2.71 SCR38.40	+658.7%
Average			+249.6%

Doha vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

	Doha	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$2.29 SCR32.45	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.88	$18.13 SCR256.62	+216.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.09	$7.52 SCR106.46	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$3.58 SCR50.62	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$3.00 SCR42.45	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$0.97 SCR13.75	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$1.10 SCR15.55	+53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$0.97 SCR13.75	+44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$3.27 SCR46.24	+438.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.82 SCR11.64	+93.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.73 SCR10.34	+29.4%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 77.2% more for transportation

	Doha	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$5.82 SCR82.36	+171.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.62	$26.82 SCR379.66	-18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	$26,617.26 SCR376,852.49	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.77	$46.18 SCR653.86	+134.2%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Doha	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.09	$163.87 SCR2,320.14	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	$979.92 SCR13,873.87	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	$794.53 SCR11,249.14	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.07	$73.52 SCR1,040.84	-3.1%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	Doha	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	$167.60 SCR2,372.87	-79.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	$8,868.55 SCR125,562.73	-21.1%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.87	$4.07 SCR57.57	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$5.16 SCR73.09	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$22.89 SCR324.03	+248.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.37	$95.81 SCR1,356.48	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.86	$5.59 SCR79.10	-54.7%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Doha	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.45	$68.58 SCR971.01	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.31	$29.30 SCR414.81	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.76	$73.44 SCR1,039.80	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.69	$76.39 SCR1,081.59	-19.6%
Average			-19.6%

Doha vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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