Cost of living comparison
Doha is 32.2% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Doha instead of Riga, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$8.22
QAR29.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.93
|
$7.53
QAR27.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.37
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.49
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.46
|
$5.74
QAR20.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.62
|
$7.99
QAR29.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.72
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$3.84
QAR13.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.45
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.44
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.62
|
$32.87
QAR119.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,686.93
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,732.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.72
|
$19.72
QAR71.76
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.83
|
$87.95
QAR320.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€510.79
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,713.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€350.15
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,689.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€232.89
|
$75.85
QAR276.03
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€512.31
|
$797.97
QAR2,903.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,843.01
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,882.28
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.59
|
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.23
|
$5.26
QAR19.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.00
|
$6.57
QAR23.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.81
|
$117.97
QAR429.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$12.32
QAR44.85
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.93
|
$61.12
QAR222.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.68
|
$55.31
QAR201.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.97
|
$96.92
QAR352.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€115.24
|
$94.98
QAR345.64
|
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