Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 58.8% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.13
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč179.23
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.04
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.30
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.02
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč122.82
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.86
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.95
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.08
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.44
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.75
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.29
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.81
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.42
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.75
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč179.51
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč486.46
|
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč592,792.20
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč282.70
|
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč492.74
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,580.53
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,645.15
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,711.65
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,959.27
|
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč202,264.29
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.54
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.39
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč139.40
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,049.37
|
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč197.17
|
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,812.21
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč888.63
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,999.79
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,345.79
|
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
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