Cost of living comparison
Bahamas is 71.6% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.21
|
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,483.56
|
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.10
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,532.09
|
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.50
|
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.38
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,724.03
|
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,854.40
|
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.73
|
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.81
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.02
|
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bahamas or Qatar. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.