Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 85.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
|
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