Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 5.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 16.1 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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