Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Qatar

Qatar vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 3.7 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.0% more in Qatar
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
Transportation: pay 66.4% more in Qatar
Housing: pay 8.3 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 40.1% more in Qatar

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Qatar are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

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Qatar vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 87.0% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$6.49 QAR23.78	+84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$7.14 QAR26.12	+65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$0.84 QAR3.07	+154.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.35 QAR1.29	+122.2%
Average			+87.0%

Egypt vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$1.38 QAR5.06	+132.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$3.99 QAR14.62	+127.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$7.97 QAR29.19	+151.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$3.27 QAR11.97	+149.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$3.56 QAR13.02	+91.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$0.93 QAR3.41	+42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.76 QAR2.77	+148.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.68 QAR2.47	+210.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.54 QAR1.99	+230.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.39 QAR1.44	+168.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.39 QAR1.43	+147.7%
Average			+139.9%

Egypt vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.4% more for transportation

	Egypt	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$2.14 QAR7.82	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$23.33 QAR85.39	+191.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$17.58 QAR64.36	+503.1%
Average			+66.4%

Egypt vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.3 times more for housing

	Egypt	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$86.45 QAR316.45	+533.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$1,433.67 QAR5,248.28	+903.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$856.18 QAR3,134.22	+781.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$65.24 QAR238.83	+377.7%
Average			+732.9%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$670.94 QAR2,456.14	+840.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$9,605.02 QAR35,161.31	+482.0%
Average			+639.8%

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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$11.34 QAR41.52	+645.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$5.19 QAR19.01	+285.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$5.67 QAR20.76	+207.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$119.62 QAR437.91	+502.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$11.43 QAR41.86	+274.3%
Average			+377.2%

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pay 40.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$44.75 QAR163.81	+125.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$42.52 QAR155.66	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$98.38 QAR360.14	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$79.08 QAR289.48	+72.3%
Average			+40.1%

Egypt vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing

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