Cost of living comparison
Burma is 21.5% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Burma instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$2.92
K6,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.58
K1,223
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.34
K713
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$4.84
K10,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$5.47
K11,515
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$2.68
K5,641
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$0.86
K1,801
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$0.34
K716
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$0.98
K2,055
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$0.72
K1,509
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.57
K1,190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.73
K1,528
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$2.73
K5,758
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
$17.15
K36,099
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
$9.47
K19,940
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$320.96
K675,688
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$1.09
K2,304
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$2.07
K4,348
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$34.84
K73,354
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$3.92
K8,259
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Burma
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$88.67
K186,677
|
|
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