Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 30.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 37.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 76.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
|
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