Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.8 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.58
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.06
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.49
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.46
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.05
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.64
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.32
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.20
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.70
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.03
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.36
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.28
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.03
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.43
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.36
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD336,993.45
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.74
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.03
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,584.10
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,695.17
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.25
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD924.45
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD32,971.88
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.15
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.42
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.21
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.29
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.32
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD333.22
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD357.84
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD718.50
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD610.75
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
|
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