Cost of living comparison
Doha is 14.9% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Doha instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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