Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 13.8% more expensive than Bahrain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.6% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 3.4% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 15.7% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 69.7% more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 65.2% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 9.3% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Qatar are more expensive than in Bahrain. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$6.53
QAR23.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$6.16
QAR22.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.35
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.52
QAR5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$4.13
QAR15.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$7.43
QAR27.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.55
QAR9.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$3.61
QAR13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.64
QAR2.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.45
QAR1.64
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.010
|
$34.58
QAR126.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,747.610
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,605.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$15.89
QAR58.18
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.740
|
$83.87
QAR307.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.740
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,195.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.320
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,439.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.220
|
$73.87
QAR270.56
|
|
pay 65.2% more for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.690
|
$769.65
QAR2,818.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,153.790
|
$10,662.67
QAR39,052.29
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$10.96
QAR40.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$4.29
QAR15.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$6.50
QAR23.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.940
|
$132.96
QAR486.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$11.30
QAR41.38
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$51.36
QAR188.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.360
|
$46.01
QAR168.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.770
|
$90.45
QAR331.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.280
|
$72.65
QAR266.10
|
|
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