Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 47.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.93
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.44
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.12
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.88
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.81
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.65
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.24
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,008.16
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.15
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.46
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,430.75
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,412.24
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.41
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,516.90
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,564.31
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.09
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.14
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR22.99
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR477.72
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.89
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Qatar
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR265.95
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.49
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR274.88
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.30
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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