Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.5 times more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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