Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.7 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,871
|
$7.40
QAR26.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,444
|
$6.72
QAR24.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,429
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,336
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,280
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,732
|
$4.71
QAR17.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,983
|
$7.39
QAR26.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,230
|
$2.70
QAR9.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,460
|
$3.20
QAR11.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,145
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,254
|
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,841
|
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,621
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,590
|
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,462
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,948
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,878
|
$45.70
QAR166.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,193,733
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,008.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,806
|
$10.21
QAR37.15
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,508
|
$87.54
QAR318.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,501,937
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,430.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,149
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,412.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,682
|
$60.59
QAR220.41
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,152,518
|
$691.86
QAR2,516.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,464,543
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,564.31
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,747
|
$16.79
QAR61.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,412
|
$4.71
QAR17.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,892
|
$6.32
QAR22.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,571
|
$131.32
QAR477.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,161
|
$11.79
QAR42.89
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,843
|
$73.11
QAR265.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,818
|
$46.32
QAR168.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,738
|
$75.56
QAR274.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,106
|
$74.30
QAR270.30
|
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