Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.0 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 88.9% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
|
pay 50.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
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