Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 1.5% more expensive than Texas.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Texas, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Texas
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Texas
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Texas
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
Texas
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Texas
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
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