Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.1 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Doha instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD179.94
|
$8.22
QAR29.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD89.92
|
$7.53
QAR27.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD16.66
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD14.56
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD14.83
|
$1.57
QAR5.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD52.40
|
$5.74
QAR20.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD96.80
|
$7.99
QAR29.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD52.31
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD41.00
|
$3.84
QAR13.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD13.98
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.19
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.41
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.10
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.41
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD82.47
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD599.80
|
$32.87
QAR119.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD299,900.68
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,770.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD124.96
|
$19.72
QAR71.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,049.40
|
$87.95
QAR320.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,419.76
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,716.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,313.33
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,691.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,123.48
|
$75.85
QAR276.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD2,982.35
|
$797.97
QAR2,905.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD93,314.10
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,901.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD29.99
|
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD33.54
|
$5.26
QAR19.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD49.48
|
$6.57
QAR23.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD622.13
|
$117.97
QAR429.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD62.48
|
$12.32
QAR44.87
|
|
pay 60.0% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD659.78
|
$61.12
QAR222.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD474.59
|
$55.31
QAR201.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,232.93
|
$96.92
QAR352.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,249.59
|
$94.98
QAR345.81
|
|
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