Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 78.9% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.76
|
$19.40
ISK2,665
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.42
|
$16.94
ISK2,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
$2.81
ISK386
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$2.95
ISK406
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$7.27
ISK998
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.03
|
$6.01
ISK825
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$5.42
ISK744
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.15
|
$8.51
ISK1,169
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$1.87
ISK257
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$8.36
ISK1,149
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.80
|
$71.28
ISK9,792
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,111.43
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,585,962
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.79
|
$22.04
ISK3,027
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.14
|
$72.17
ISK9,915
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,154.39
|
$1,838.04
ISK252,510
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,409.72
|
$1,497.77
ISK205,764
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.77
|
$58.01
ISK7,970
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,800.20
|
$258.16
ISK35,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,793.70
|
$5,993.99
ISK823,455
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.86
|
$9.19
ISK1,262
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.59
|
$4.65
ISK639
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$11.76
ISK1,615
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.74
|
$61.46
ISK8,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.10
|
$14.35
ISK1,971
|
|
pay 91.0% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.85
|
$111.23
ISK15,281
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.40
|
$59.69
ISK8,200
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.10
|
$148.00
ISK20,332
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.33
|
$184.49
ISK25,346
|
|
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