Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 17.6% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.25
QAR22.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$7.28
QAR26.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.19
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
$4.73
QAR17.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$7.41
QAR27.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.63
QAR9.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.92
QAR14.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.87
QAR3.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.70
QAR2.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$0.55
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.83
QAR145.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,662.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.48
QAR60.23
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.00
|
$82.86
QAR302.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,545.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,232.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.60
|
$67.03
QAR244.97
|
|
pay 64.3% more for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$747.12
QAR2,730.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,100.00
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,949.95
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
|
$12.36
QAR45.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$7.00
|
$5.74
QAR20.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$6.52
QAR23.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.50
|
$132.12
QAR482.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.67
QAR42.66
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$60.02
QAR219.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$43.52
QAR159.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$89.36
QAR326.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$88.32
QAR322.79
|
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