Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 4.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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