Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 20.0% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Guernsey
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.04
|
$7.40
QAR27.06
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
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pay 39.4% less for groceries
Guernsey
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Qatar
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.57
|
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.17
|
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.33
|
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.52
QAR1.91
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pay 40.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
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Qatar
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.14
|
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.53
|
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.23
|
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
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pay 9.2% less for housing
Guernsey
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Qatar
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
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pay 43.6% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Qatar
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
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pay 57.4% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
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Qatar
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.55
|
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.07
|
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.62
|
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.40
|
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
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pay 8.5% less for clothing
Guernsey
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Qatar
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.37
|
$74.30
QAR271.59
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