Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Qatar, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Qatar
|
American Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
?? |
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