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
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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