Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.9 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
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