Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 6.0% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Aruba
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
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pay 46.3% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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