Cost of living comparison
Australia is 73.7% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Australia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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