Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 16.7% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 63.4% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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