Cost of living comparison
Chile is 4.5% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Chile instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
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