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
SEK152.13
|
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK111.56
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.16
|
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.37
|
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.15
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.09
|
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.65
|
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.99
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.49
|
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.20
|
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.05
|
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK14.96
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.56
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.78
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.66
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.25
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,034.45
|
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK313,378.44
|
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK303.24
|
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK367.68
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK16,934.98
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,596.96
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,533.14
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,586.86
|
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK62,878.52
|
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.12
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK46.89
|
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.01
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK438.99
|
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK171.39
|
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK990.98
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK473.62
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,166.03
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,913.40
|
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
|
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