Cost of living comparison
Doha is 10.7% more expensive than Macao.
If you lived in Doha instead of Macao, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MOP6.12
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.18
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
MOP17.74
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
MOP69.98
|
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.15
MOP89.33
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
MOP22.87
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
MOP28.40
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.80
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
MOP11.74
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.81
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
MOP10.29
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
MOP15.84
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
MOP12.45
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
MOP52.95
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.35
MOP179.13
|
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,038.42
MOP248,792.95
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.35
MOP90.96
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 65.9% more for housing
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.59
MOP237.18
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.76
MOP8,518.67
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$827.69
MOP6,634.48
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.75
MOP631.27
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$682.85
MOP5,473.44
|
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,355.39
MOP107,052.05
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
MOP46.59
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
MOP36.74
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.76
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.91
MOP696.62
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
MOP118.43
|
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Macao
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.38
MOP580.19
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
MOP298.55
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.84
MOP680.03
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.55
MOP781.92
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
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