Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 26.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 87.1% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
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