Cost of living comparison
Doha is 86.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Doha instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
|
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