Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 42.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.79
|
$3.08
KES397.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.55
|
$5.77
KES746.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$0.60
KES78.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$0.48
KES61.49
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$0.50
KES65.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$4.28
KES553.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.04
|
$2.86
KES369.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$1.62
KES209.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$2.32
KES299.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.01
KES130.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.42
KES53.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$0.60
KES77.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$0.33
KES43.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.29
KES37.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$0.38
KES48.98
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$5.64
KES728.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.27
|
$33.59
KES4,341.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,514.88
|
$16,982.90
KES2,195,039.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.12
|
$8.89
KES1,149.63
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.23
|
$39.22
KES5,069.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,534.42
|
$184.65
KES23,866.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,224.27
|
$112.87
KES14,588.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.48
|
$20.03
KES2,589.02
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,725.18
|
$120.67
KES15,596.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,871.15
|
$6,188.65
KES799,882.57
|
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$1.94
KES251.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.94
|
$2.12
KES274.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.79
|
$2.66
KES344.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.94
|
$30.22
KES3,906.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.58
|
$5.77
KES746.41
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.93
|
$13.35
KES1,725.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.74
|
$20.55
KES2,656.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.95
|
$30.06
KES3,885.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.15
|
$39.30
KES5,079.83
|
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