Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 13.4% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
|
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