Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 71.7% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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