Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.9 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Qatar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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