Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 60.7% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 76.5% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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