Cost of living comparison
Australia is 60.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Australia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 67.0% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
$81.92
A$125.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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