Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Laos, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 25.5% more for clothing
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
|
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