Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.8 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 60.7% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 24.1% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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