Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 28.0% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
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