Cost of living comparison
Doha is 24.4% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Doha instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 7.6% more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 64.9% more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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