Cost of living comparison
Russia is 37.3% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Russia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.6% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.79
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.55
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.04
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.27
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,514.88
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.12
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.23
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,534.42
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,224.27
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.48
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,725.18
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,871.15
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.94
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.79
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.94
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.58
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.93
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.74
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.95
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.15
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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