Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 6.7 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR438.56
|
$6.25
QAR22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR973.78
|
$7.28
QAR26.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.44
|
$0.80
QAR2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.84
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR155.52
|
$1.52
QAR5.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR654.39
|
$4.73
QAR17.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR740.63
|
$7.41
QAR27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR305.18
|
$2.63
QAR9.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR342.46
|
$3.92
QAR14.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR119.45
|
$0.87
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.00
|
$0.70
QAR2.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.51
|
$0.72
QAR2.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.77
|
$0.55
QAR2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.76
|
$0.44
QAR1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.95
|
$0.47
QAR1.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,043.28
|
$2.16
QAR7.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,887.02
|
$39.83
QAR146.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,660,569.29
|
$20,428.50
QAR75,008.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,103.69
|
$16.48
QAR60.51
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,974.30
|
$82.86
QAR304.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,699.98
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,571.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,167.12
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,252.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,172.29
|
$67.03
QAR246.10
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,258.21
|
$747.12
QAR2,743.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR281,354.40
|
$10,930.81
QAR40,135.03
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR512.28
|
$12.36
QAR45.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR422.34
|
$5.74
QAR21.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR454.96
|
$6.52
QAR23.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR3,002.22
|
$132.12
QAR485.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR966.12
|
$11.67
QAR42.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,824.71
|
$60.02
QAR220.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,267.76
|
$43.52
QAR159.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,514.70
|
$89.36
QAR328.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,275.26
|
$88.32
QAR324.28
|
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