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Doha vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 25.7% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 28.9% less in Doha
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Doha
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% more in Doha
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Doha

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Doha are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Doha. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Doha.

Doha vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR237.29	$8.22 QAR29.90	-51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR137.51	$7.53 QAR27.41	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.00	$0.90 QAR3.27	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.40	$0.36 QAR1.30	-86.8%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Victoria	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.45	$1.57 QAR5.70	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR256.62	$5.74 QAR20.88	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.46	$7.99 QAR29.09	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.62	$2.55 QAR9.29	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.45	$3.84 QAR13.99	+28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.75	$0.86 QAR3.13	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.55	$0.71 QAR2.60	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.75	$0.67 QAR2.44	-30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.24	$0.61 QAR2.21	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.64	$0.43 QAR1.55	-48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.34	$0.56 QAR2.05	-22.7%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

	Victoria	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.36	$2.14 QAR7.79	-63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR379.66	$32.87 QAR119.62	+22.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR376,852.49	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR653.86	$19.72 QAR71.77	-57.3%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Victoria	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,320.14	$87.95 QAR320.09	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,873.87	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,249.14	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,040.84	$75.85 QAR276.07	+3.2%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,372.87	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	+376.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR125,562.73	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	+26.7%
Average			+201.4%

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pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.57	$10.96 QAR39.87	+169.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.09	$5.26 QAR19.13	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR324.03	$6.57 QAR23.92	-71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,356.48	$117.97 QAR429.37	+23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.10	$12.32 QAR44.86	+120.6%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR971.01	$61.12 QAR222.45	-10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR414.81	$55.31 QAR201.31	+88.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,039.80	$96.92 QAR352.76	+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,081.59	$94.98 QAR345.69	+24.3%
Average			+33.5%

Victoria vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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