Cost of living comparison
India is 60.6% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in India instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.89
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.40
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.93
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.25
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.09
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.84
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.80
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.63
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.13
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.79
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR165.99
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR73,900.56
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.10
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 82.9% less for housing
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.00
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,422.86
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,405.82
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.09
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,513.24
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,506.79
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 72.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.00
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.11
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR22.96
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR477.03
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.83
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 52.8% less for clothing
Qatar
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR265.57
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.25
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR274.48
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR269.91
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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