Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 10.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Qatar instead of United States, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
United States
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
United States
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
United States
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Qatar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
United States
|
Qatar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Qatar
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
United States
|
Qatar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
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