Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 16.4% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$7.09
$1,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.19
$250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.64
$134
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$1.49
$313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$4.89
$1,025
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$12.79
$2,683
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$2.90
$609
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$2.49
$523
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$2.30
$481
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$1.48
$311
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.63
$132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$3.78
$792
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
$33.09
$6,940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$15,600.24
$3,271,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
$21.27
$4,462
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$59.56
$12,492
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$360.46
$75,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$228.98
$48,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$60.66
$12,721
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$94.55
$19,829
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$954.92
$200,274
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$3.43
$719
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$2.36
$496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$28.36
$5,949
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$6.15
$1,289
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$26.39
$5,536
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$46.49
$9,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$70.91
$14,872
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$62.24
$13,054
|
|
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