Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.5% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Qatar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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