Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Doha instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
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