Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 57.0% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 86.7% less for housing
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 87.4% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 76.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
|
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