Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 19.2% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Australia, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.39
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.13
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.70
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.15
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.70
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.12
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.45
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.40
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$20.02
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.59
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
|
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