Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 11.6 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 68.2 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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