Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 45.9% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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