Cost of living comparison
Doha is 64.6% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Doha instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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