Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 21.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
|
pay 77.8% more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
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