Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 43.1% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
|
pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
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