Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 38.3% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 70.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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