Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.2 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Laos, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,384
|
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,592
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,971
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,449
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭212,234
|
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭42,008
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,489
|
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,912
|
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,178
|
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,464
|
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,602
|
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,573
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,667
|
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭95,385
|
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭127,233
|
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭297,271
|
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,856,282
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,897,355
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,265
|
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭43,137
|
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,471
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭732,329
|
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭107,012
|
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Laos
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭958,490
|
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
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