Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.7% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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