Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 76.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 73.4% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$76.78
£60.43
|
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