Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.6 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 47.3% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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