Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 7.8% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Qatar instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
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pay 18.6% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Qatar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Qatar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Qatar
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$74.30
QAR271.59
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