Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Doha instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
|
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