Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 7.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK391
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK281
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK836
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK261
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK647
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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