Cost of living comparison
Doha is 71.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Doha instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.39
|
$8.24
QAR30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.54
|
$7.69
QAR28.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.55
QAR5.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$5.39
QAR19.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.84
|
$8.01
QAR29.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.61
|
$2.68
QAR9.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.98
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.47
|
$32.96
QAR120.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,404.36
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,011.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.42
|
$19.78
QAR72.01
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.27
|
$88.99
QAR324.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,365.46
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,176.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,555.31
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,867.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.35
|
$76.42
QAR278.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.34
|
$767.35
QAR2,793.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,073.11
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,505.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$5.78
QAR21.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.95
|
$6.59
QAR24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.07
|
$124.58
QAR453.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.69
|
$12.36
QAR45.01
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.47
|
$60.03
QAR218.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.38
|
$46.36
QAR168.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.63
|
$89.37
QAR325.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.57
|
$96.03
QAR349.63
|
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