Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.2 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Albania, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Albania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
|
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