Cost of living comparison
Doha is 9.2% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Doha instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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