Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
|
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