Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.0 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Burma, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Burma
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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