Cost of living comparison
Doha is 38.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Doha instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Doha
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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