Cost of living comparison
Doha is 18.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Doha instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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