Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.4 times more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,696.86
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR24,132.40
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,288.62
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,191.00
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,509.34
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,417.91
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,585.81
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,877.14
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,605.85
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,426.31
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,687.87
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,107.04
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,562.97
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,577.32
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,142.43
|
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,715.35
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,356.52
|
$39.83
QAR145.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR200,421,659.60
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,485.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,405.86
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR117,444.37
|
$82.86
QAR302.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,322,151.48
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,532.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR849,065.23
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR262,068.93
|
$67.03
QAR244.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR1,001,426.59
|
$747.12
QAR2,724.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR28,201,977.64
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,855.29
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,885.73
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,610.29
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,544.38
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR168,551.89
|
$132.12
QAR481.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,473.75
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR82,316.04
|
$60.02
QAR218.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR82,243.00
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR269,700.06
|
$89.36
QAR325.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR134,904.81
|
$88.32
QAR322.02
|
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