Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 12.9% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 94.1% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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