Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 66.9% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Qatar instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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