Cost of living comparison

Qatar

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 26.7% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 13.4% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Puerto Rico. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Qatar, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.49 QAR23.79	$16.34	+151.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR26.13	$9.24	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 QAR3.08	$1.74	+106.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 QAR1.29	$1.35	+284.1%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.38 QAR5.06	$3.37	+143.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 QAR14.63	$5.35	+33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$7.71	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 QAR11.97	$6.03	+84.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.95	+11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 QAR3.41	$2.15	+130.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 QAR2.77	$1.17	+54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 QAR2.48	$1.88	+178.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 QAR2.00	$2.09	+282.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 QAR1.44	$1.43	+263.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 QAR1.43	$1.54	+295.0%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.08	+90.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.33 QAR85.44	$37.75	+61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$38,571.43	+37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.58 QAR64.40	$14.50	-17.5%
Average			+52.7%

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pay about the same for housing

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$66.43	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,433.67 QAR5,251.26	$1,098.02	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.18 QAR3,135.99	$722.33	-15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$228.66	+250.5%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$700.71	+4.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$10,819.51	+12.6%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.34 QAR41.55	$2.61	-77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.19 QAR19.02	$2.78	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.67 QAR20.77	$11.22	+97.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$119.62 QAR438.15	$29.37	-75.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.43 QAR41.88	$9.50	-16.9%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 13.4% more for clothing

	Qatar	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.75 QAR163.90	$52.28	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.52 QAR155.75	$47.82	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.38 QAR360.34	$96.61	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.08 QAR289.64	$101.25	+28.0%
Average			+13.4%

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