Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 27.8% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Belize, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Belize
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Belize
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Belize
|
Qatar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Qatar
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Qatar
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Belize
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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