Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.5 times more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱191.50
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱174.89
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.78
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.62
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.98
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱185.77
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱385.73
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱103.88
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱109.13
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱66.50
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.64
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱60.59
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.15
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.04
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.42
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 91.7% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱280.62
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱690.25
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,436,480.65
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱220.17
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,192.67
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,454.11
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,837.88
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,274.75
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,743.27
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱342,666.36
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.20
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱134.43
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱139.78
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,158.58
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱289.61
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 57.6% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,156.31
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,309.42
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,849.02
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,443.81
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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