Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 5.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 63.2% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
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