Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 4.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
|
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