Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 42.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$3.08
KES403.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$5.77
KES756.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.60
KES79.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.48
KES62.32
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$0.50
KES65.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$4.28
KES560.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$2.86
KES374.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.62
KES212.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.32
KES303.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.01
KES132.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.42
KES54.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.60
KES78.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.33
KES43.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.29
KES38.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.38
KES49.64
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$5.64
KES738.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$33.59
KES4,400.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$16,982.90
KES2,224,759.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$8.89
KES1,165.20
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$39.22
KES5,138.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$184.65
KES24,189.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$112.87
KES14,785.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$20.03
KES2,624.08
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$120.67
KES15,807.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$6,188.65
KES810,712.70
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.94
KES254.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.12
KES278.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$2.66
KES348.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$30.22
KES3,959.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$5.77
KES756.52
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$13.35
KES1,749.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$20.55
KES2,692.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$30.06
KES3,937.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$39.30
KES5,148.61
|
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