Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,905.52
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,788.81
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,529.82
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,679.14
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,721.43
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,738.25
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,461.07
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP9,092.31
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,847.98
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,820.92
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,046.31
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,482.88
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,058.10
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,251.74
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,037.80
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,740.71
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP154,360.57
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP79,377,149.49
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP63,428.43
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP102,923.50
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,225,605.97
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,061,199.56
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP298,751.19
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP857,768.55
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,636,279.11
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,191.42
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,317.82
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,414.99
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP101,025.01
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,439.00
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP234,043.29
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP171,976.43
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP367,146.31
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP310,823.45
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
|
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