Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 37.7% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.99
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.27
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.99
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,369.94
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.00
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR301.64
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,523.65
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.06
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.01
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,719.88
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,793.60
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 79.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.00
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.50
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.43
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.31
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR321.53
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
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