Cost of living comparison
Doha is 54.8% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Doha instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.79
OMR3.000
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.330
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
OMR0.450
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
OMR0.770
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
OMR2.340
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
OMR0.880
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
OMR0.820
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
OMR0.300
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
OMR0.300
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
OMR0.200
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.34
OMR24.000
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,858.86
OMR8,800.640
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.80
OMR26.870
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.46
OMR234.640
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$409.71
OMR157.740
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.57
OMR31.400
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.90
OMR72.720
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,697.81
OMR3,348.650
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.99
OMR5.000
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
OMR1.870
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
OMR2.300
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.34
OMR17.460
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Muscat
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.16
OMR16.620
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.38
OMR14.390
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.28
OMR29.750
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.48
OMR34.060
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
|
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