Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.4 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
|
pay 86.0% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
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