Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.2 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Qatar or Yemen. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.