Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 63.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Qatar
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
$18.07
£13.74
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
$8.96
£6.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$2.14
£1.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
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pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$4.24
£3.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
$5.75
£4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$3.66
£2.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.20
£0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
$7.22
£5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.21
|
$94.64
£71.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,483.56
|
$33,464.66
£25,441.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
$16.98
£12.91
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.10
|
$37.59
£28.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,532.09
|
$1,224.35
£930.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.50
|
$974.65
£740.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.38
|
$234.45
£178.24
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
|
Qatar
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,724.03
|
$1,426.61
£1,084.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,854.40
|
$18,036.83
£13,712.68
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
$5.42
£4.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
$16.35
£12.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.73
|
$43.82
£33.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
$12.87
£9.79
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
$76.61
£58.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
$39.64
£30.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.81
|
$90.51
£68.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.02
|
$94.66
£71.97
|
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