Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.2 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Qatar instead of China, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.65
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.64
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.17
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.51
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.31
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥49.61
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.54
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.14
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.52
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.14
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.73
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.79
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.32
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.90
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
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pay 77.1% more for transportation
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.15
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥162.52
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥137,934.87
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥28.75
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥84.58
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,374.65
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,488.30
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥292.62
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,324.77
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥132,485.51
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.89
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.18
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.38
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥299.49
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥42.85
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
China
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥348.79
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥229.06
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥524.55
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥546.30
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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