Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.0 times more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$49.68
£40.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.54
£2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.74
£1.41
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$4.40
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$6.78
£5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$4.27
£3.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.61
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$6.86
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
$64.59
£52.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
$35.31
£28.55
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$7.14
£5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$4.35
£3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
$76.60
£61.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
$116.23
£93.96
|
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