Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.9 times more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
pay 7.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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