Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.7 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Russia, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB619.76
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB380.42
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.18
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.79
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.03
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB355.47
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB289.97
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.81
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB155.83
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.85
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.58
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.60
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.90
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.77
|
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB199.88
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,723.85
|
$39.83
QAR145.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,610,294.63
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,485.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB399.82
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB566.24
|
$82.86
QAR302.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,676.48
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,532.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,671.53
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,158.64
|
$67.03
QAR244.38
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,173.51
|
$747.12
QAR2,724.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB502,942.67
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,855.29
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB135.46
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB155.26
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB198.29
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,622.58
|
$132.12
QAR481.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB377.93
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Russia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,247.79
|
$60.02
QAR218.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,312.22
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,062.16
|
$89.36
QAR325.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,127.48
|
$88.32
QAR322.02
|
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