Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.3% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.93
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.44
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.12
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.88
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.81
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.65
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.24
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,008.16
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.15
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.46
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,430.75
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,412.24
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.41
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,516.90
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,564.31
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 78.7% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.09
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.14
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR22.99
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR477.72
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.89
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR265.95
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.49
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR274.88
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.30
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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