Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Doha instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Vatican City
|
Doha
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.22
QAR29.90
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.53
QAR27.41
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.74
QAR20.87
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.99
QAR29.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.84
QAR13.99
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.87
QAR119.60
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,910.54
QAR79,732.91
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.72
QAR71.76
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$87.95
QAR320.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,570.13
QAR5,713.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,013.80
QAR3,689.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.85
QAR276.03
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$797.97
QAR2,903.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,234.42
QAR40,882.28
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$5.26
QAR19.13
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.57
QAR23.92
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$117.97
QAR429.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.32
QAR44.85
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.12
QAR222.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.31
QAR201.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.92
QAR352.71
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.98
QAR345.64
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