Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 52.6% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Oman, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.110
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 99.7% more for housing
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.690
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Oman
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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