Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Qatar
Qatar vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 16.5% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 65.3% less in Qatar
Groceries
pay 55.5% less in Qatar
Transportation
pay 53.9% less in Qatar
Housing
pay 11.2% less in Qatar
Childcare
pay 54.2% more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 38.9% more in Qatar
Clothing
pay 22.9% less in Qatar

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Qatar are more expensive than in British Virgin Islands. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and housing are lower in Qatar.

Qatar vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 65.3% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$6.53
QAR23.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$6.16
QAR22.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$0.83
QAR3.01

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pay 55.5% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$1.52
QAR5.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$4.13
QAR15.07
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$7.43
QAR27.09

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$2.14
QAR7.80
Monthly public transit pass ?? $34.58
QAR126.07
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $20,369.96
QAR74,268.93

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pay 11.2% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$83.87
QAR305.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.09

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pay 54.2% more for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$769.65
QAR2,806.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.14

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$10.96
QAR39.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$4.29
QAR15.62
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$6.50
QAR23.72

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Qatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$51.36
QAR187.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$46.01
QAR167.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$90.45
QAR329.80

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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