Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 31.8% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
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