Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 16.2% cheaper than Colorado.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Colorado, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Colorado
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.69
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Colorado
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
|
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.08
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
Colorado
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.38
|
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.88
|
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,254.04
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.13
|
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Colorado
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.43
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,826.17
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,523.80
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.56
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Colorado
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,283.52
|
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,027.62
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Colorado
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.34
|
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
|
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Colorado
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.70
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.31
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.59
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.84
|
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
|
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