Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 41.6% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.7% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 49.3% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 54.3% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 19.0% less in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 57.7% less in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.4% more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 42.9% less in Qatar
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.10
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.02
|
$6.16
QAR22.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.20
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.94
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.78
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.14
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.09
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.17
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.41
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.47
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.08
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.42
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.22
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.12
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.16
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£52.15
|
$34.58
QAR126.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£21,561.56
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,259.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.00
|
$15.89
QAR57.91
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£56.33
|
$83.87
QAR305.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,404.01
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,166.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,332.38
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,418.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£130.07
|
$73.87
QAR269.31
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,805.15
|
$769.65
QAR2,805.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,045.81
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,871.06
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.02
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.85
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.03
|
$6.50
QAR23.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£57.50
|
$132.96
QAR484.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.04
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£77.72
|
$51.36
QAR187.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£53.82
|
$46.01
QAR167.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£94.02
|
$90.45
QAR329.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£157.12
|
$72.65
QAR264.86
|
|
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