Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 52.3% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$4.08
AFN292
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$3.85
AFN275
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$14.64
AFN1,046
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$8,342.32
AFN596,301
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$11.58
AFN828
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$179.88
AFN12,858
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$96.41
AFN6,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$58.93
AFN4,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$96.91
AFN6,927
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$35.24
AFN2,519
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,038
|
|
pay 76.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$4.62
AFN330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$10.98
AFN785
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$3.12
AFN223
|
|
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$14.45
AFN1,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$21.98
AFN1,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$35.82
AFN2,560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$27.74
AFN1,983
|
|
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