Cost of living comparison
Albania is 23.9% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Albania instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$5.36
ALL500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.63
ALL59
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$3.07
ALL286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$5.06
ALL472
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$2.33
ALL217
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.57
ALL53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$7.57
ALL706
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$1.45
ALL136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$1.30
ALL121
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$5.13
ALL478
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
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