Cost of living comparison
Doha is 30.4% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Doha instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
|
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