Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.2 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.92
GEL23.85
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
GEL21.74
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GEL2.25
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
GEL1.18
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
GEL1.78
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.66
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
GEL19.18
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.15
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
GEL7.17
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
GEL1.44
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL1.98
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.89
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GEL1.79
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
GEL0.81
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
GEL0.90
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 92.6% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
GEL11.73
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.31
GEL38.27
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.17
GEL54,417.99
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.81
GEL12.87
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.85
GEL42.40
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.69
GEL1,251.08
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.06
GEL912.33
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.84
GEL141.34
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.64
GEL547.41
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,659.24
GEL9,788.47
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
GEL4.15
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
GEL6.78
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL7.86
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.97
GEL106.93
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
GEL14.86
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.56
GEL161.99
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.07
GEL117.90
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.89
GEL267.21
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.19
GEL284.06
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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