Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 47.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.89
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.40
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.93
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.25
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.09
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.84
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.80
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.63
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.13
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 60.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.79
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR165.99
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR73,900.56
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.10
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.00
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,422.86
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,405.82
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.09
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,513.24
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,506.79
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.00
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.11
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR22.96
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR477.03
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.83
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR265.57
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.25
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR274.48
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR269.91
|
$105.59
|
|
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