Cost of Living in Doha
Summary of cost of living in Doha, Qatar:
- A family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,271.3$ (11,976.5QR) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person estimated monthly costs are 916.1$ (3,353.9QR) without rent.
- Doha is 25.9% less expensive than Columbus (without rent, see our cost of living index).
- Rent in Doha is, on average, 1.0% lower than in Columbus.
Restaurants |  Edit |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 30.00 QR | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 200.00 QR | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 28.00 QR | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught) | 45.00 QR | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 42.50 QR | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 20.50 QR | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 3.44 QR | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 1.39 QR | |
Markets | Edit |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 29.07 QR | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 5.02 QR | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 3.36 QR | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 9.82 QR | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 17.47 QR | |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 13.80 QR | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 18.05 QR | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 3.18 QR | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 2.53 QR | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 2.68 QR | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 2.04 QR | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 1.65 QR | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 1.86 QR | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 4.45 QR | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 1.62 QR | |
| Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range) | 50.00 QR | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 6.78 QR | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 19.38 QR | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 24.00 QR | |
Transportation | Edit |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.00 QR | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 130.00 QR | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 8.00 QR | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 12.87 QR | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 45.00 QR | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.87 QR | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 80,000.00 QR | |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 73,103.85 QR | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 373.07 QR | |
| Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 164.35 QR | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 323.96 QR | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 441.06 QR | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 141.90 QR | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 45.00 QR | |
Childcare | Edit |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 2,749.94 QR | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 39,307.69 QR | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 225.46 QR | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 166.88 QR | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 319.50 QR | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 347.56 QR | |
Rent Per Month | Edit |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 6,085.71 QR | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 3,916.67 QR | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 11,088.24 QR | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 7,251.61 QR | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,550.31 QR | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 1,320.54 QR | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 12,822.43 QR | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 5.03 |
Prices in Doha
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Last update: April 2024
Last update: April 2024
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Joe Biden is a genocide criminal for murdering over 30 thousands of Palestinian through his endless weapon supply to Israel as well as enabling Israel to commit genocide freely in Gaza by deliberately blocking ceasefire proposal in UN unprecedented.
Endless inflation starts as soon as Joe Biden took over the white house because he not only skyrocketed gasoline price from 40 dollar to 80 dollar per barrel of oil but also skyrocketed minimum wage where businesses are being forced to skyrocket their output because wage is always their greatest expense in business.
Wasting maximum trillions unprecedented by paying for student loan in the name of misleading loan forgiveness in order to win vote which makes democracy vulnerable with unethical people like Joe Biden who doesn't care the destruction of US due to the unsustainable outstanding debt but only pursues his own selfish interest at the expense of bombing endless inflation throughout the world.
The wife of Joe Biden is not pure and she had another husband before but the unethical Joe Biden committed adultery with her while her legal husband was working for the adulterer Joe Biden.
Parasite descendant is exactly where Joe Biden sprouted from. His grandfather and father were kind of parasite, probably Jew but thanks to a generous man who supported both his grandfather and his father to prevent them from starvation or else Joe Biden might not exist today. What Joe Biden did after becoming senator to the descendant of the generous man is beyond belief and yes Joe Biden destroyed their business so they live in poverty now.
The peace proposal of Ukraine war was rejected because of extremely wicked Joe Biden's pressure around last year February or else there would no longer be Ukraine war anymore now. The current Ukraine war is not the first time and there was a Ukraine war before without US meddling in 2014 and the war ended quickly in less than a year. Ukraine was a part of Russia empire before so the misleading of Joe Biden as if the spreading of Ukraine war to Europe is unethically shameless unprecedented.
WW3 to spread from South China Sea according to warmonger Joe Biden's plot. After WW2, loser Japan returned islands in South China Sea to China but after the civil war, the victorious Communist China was left with nothing as the loser KMT fled with most of the wealth to Taiwan so Communist China had to choice to safeguard the islands in South China Sea due to poverty and that was exactly where thieves surrounding the South China Sea grabbed China's islands lawlessly in South China Sea as if for free so that is how Philippines possessed more territories than at the time of her liberation from US.
US and Philippines have a mutual defense treaty but US did nothing when China shot 3 times to the Philippines boat in 2011.
And now the war monger Joe Biden said any conflict between China and Philippines would activate the mutual defense so 1 shot is enough to start WW3 worldwide.
So in order to kill inflation, gold must be used for international trading instead of untrustworthy US dollar.
Most of military equipments from Russia and US are outdated comparing to the modern world now as they can be easily destroyed with the latest drone attacks.
So the middle east should immediately prepare millions and millions of cheap drone attacks in order to stop the genocide criminal US from spreading the genocide terrorism upon the helpless Palestinian upon their own land Palestine without justice.
Your 3 biggest costs for living will be (i) rent (ii) schooling (iii) food and bills
It is all about where you live vs work, the standard you are expecting and your lifestyle.
You can pay 25,000 qar a month for a high end 1 bed apartment or 7000 qar for a 2 bed villa in a compound on the outskirts of the city. Just go to property finder for qatar and you can see the costs yourself.
Private schooling is very expensive for the average salary person and unless your company covers the costs. It can range from 20,000 qar a year up to 70,000 qar a year. Just go to the school websites and you can see the fees yourself.
Bills are the next biggest costs you will have limited control over, especially air con and qatar cool. Rough est is around 300-800 qar a month for bills, elec, gas, water, internet (but it depends on your usage). Go to vodafone or oreedo website in doha and see for your self. Also go into talabat doha and the supermarkets (lulu, carrefour etc) and see for yourself.
Transport is surprisingly cheap in doha (unless you have to use uber every day from afar). If you are serviced by a bus or metro, it is very cheap (but takes time)
If you eat in alot and cook yourself, you can save alot on food. If you go out to high restaurants, your drink/smoke alot, and have expensive hobbies...yes it will add alot to your expenses. But you can control these.
The World Cup has caused massive hikes in rent and bills. The above prices don't allow for that. Whether the prices come down will have to be seen, but you can see on the above websites (don't take my word for it).
Companies however have reduced allowances for employees or they do not raise them to allow for inflation. So you need to check what your employer says in their employee handbook. Also note, if the allowances are not in your employment contract, they are not legally protected. The government is very strict about ensuring employers pay their employees on what is in their employment contract. So if you don't see it, you are not protected on that. The responsibility is yours to check. Do not take verbal promises or email. It has to be written into your employment contract.
Wherever you live, live simply, don't be extravagant, check out for yourself online current prices. The general advice though is, if you have your family with you please check the costs carefully before making a decision. If you come single status, you should be able to save, but you will need to sacrifice and live modestly and manage your budget.
I wish you peace. And if you find you can afford it, then you will like it in Doha (the people in qatar are generally nice, and most expats are also)
I have offer of 16000 Qatar riyal per month including all, how much i can save after all expenses, my lifestyle is normal, i will travel with my family(wife+ 1 kid).
So my salary is 2500 Qatar royal including all allowance like transportation, fooding and accommodation. So I need rough calculations of living expense in qater. Is it enough to lived there.
I'm currently working in the UK and have been approached for a three year contract (rotation of 12 weeks on 2 weeks off) to work in Doha (leading up an engineering team). The package works out at 110,000 QAR/month and includes salary, transport, medical, housing, and return flights. I have a family (wife and two school aged children). The above package is based on a single visa but I can bring the family if I so desire.
Is this a decent package to consider if I come as a single and need to support myself in Doha as well as a family in the UK? If I bring my family, education will be paid for.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.