Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 60.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$6.53
QAR23.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$6.16
QAR22.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 35.4% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$3.61
QAR13.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$34.58
QAR125.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,126.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$83.87
QAR305.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,155.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,410.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$73.87
QAR268.82
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$769.65
QAR2,800.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,801.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.29
QAR15.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$132.96
QAR483.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$11.30
QAR41.11
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$51.36
QAR186.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$46.01
QAR167.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$90.45
QAR329.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$72.65
QAR264.39
|
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