Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 69.9% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$17.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$3.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$6.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
$70.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$24,571.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
$15.28
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$74.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$1,792.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$1,537.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$135.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$1,464.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$25,721.99
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$5.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$8.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$41.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$14.21
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$45.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$29.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$80.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$115.45
|
|
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