Cost of living comparison
Doha is 8.8% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Doha instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 33.9% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 97.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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