Cost of living comparison
Doha is 25.7% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Doha instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR229.59
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR133.05
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR37.74
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.15
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.40
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR248.30
|
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR103.00
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR48.98
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.08
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR44.74
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.26
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.00
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR79.69
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR367.34
|
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR632.65
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,244.89
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,423.89
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR10,884.29
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,007.08
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR121,490.28
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR55.70
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR70.72
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR313.52
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,312.48
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR76.53
|
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR939.52
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR401.36
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,006.07
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,046.51
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
|
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