Cost of living comparison
Doha is 41.7% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Doha instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 95.9% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
|
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