Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 25.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Singapore
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
$6.53
QAR23.84
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
$6.16
QAR22.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
$4.13
QAR15.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
$7.43
QAR27.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$2.55
QAR9.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
$3.61
QAR13.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
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pay 38.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Qatar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
$34.58
QAR126.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,353.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
$15.89
QAR57.98
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Singapore
|
Qatar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
$83.87
QAR306.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,174.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,424.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
$73.87
QAR269.65
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Qatar
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
$769.65
QAR2,809.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,920.20
|
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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Qatar
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
$10.96
QAR39.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
$4.29
QAR15.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
$6.50
QAR23.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
$132.96
QAR485.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
$11.30
QAR41.24
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
$51.36
QAR187.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
$46.01
QAR167.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
$90.45
QAR330.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.79
|
$72.65
QAR265.20
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