Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 13.8% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$6.53
QAR23.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$6.16
QAR22.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$3.61
QAR13.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$34.58
QAR125.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,754.750
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,126.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.780
|
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$83.87
QAR305.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.940
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,155.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.460
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,410.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.240
|
$73.87
QAR268.82
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.770
|
$769.65
QAR2,800.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,155.560
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,801.68
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$4.29
QAR15.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.960
|
$132.96
QAR483.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$11.30
QAR41.11
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.840
|
$51.36
QAR186.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$46.01
QAR167.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.790
|
$90.45
QAR329.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$72.65
QAR264.39
|
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