Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.0 times more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
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