Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.6 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 73.6% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$6.25
QAR22.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$7.28
QAR26.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$4.73
QAR17.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$7.41
QAR26.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$2.63
QAR9.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$3.92
QAR14.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$2.16
QAR7.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$39.83
QAR144.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,322.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$16.48
QAR59.96
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$82.86
QAR301.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,520.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,213.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$67.03
QAR243.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$747.12
QAR2,718.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,768.22
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$12.36
QAR44.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$5.74
QAR20.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$6.52
QAR23.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$132.12
QAR480.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$11.67
QAR42.47
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$60.02
QAR218.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$43.52
QAR158.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$89.36
QAR325.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$88.32
QAR321.32
|
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