Cost of living comparison
Doha is 49.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Doha instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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