Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 88.3% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.6% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 47.1% more in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 39.2% more in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 4.5 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 33.7% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.9 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 18.4% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Qatar are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB757.89
|
$6.53
QAR23.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
$6.16
QAR22.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB88.45
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB40.03
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB51.04
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB363.47
|
$4.13
QAR15.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB294.24
|
$7.43
QAR27.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB125.35
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB163.79
|
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB55.87
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB55.05
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB59.03
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB92.68
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB20.56
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB17.26
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB182.99
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,357.89
|
$34.58
QAR125.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,526,305.47
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,167.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB480.00
|
$15.89
QAR57.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB526.22
|
$83.87
QAR305.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB79,243.00
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,159.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB48,119.24
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,413.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB7,149.42
|
$73.87
QAR268.97
|
|
pay 33.7% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB38,489.01
|
$769.65
QAR2,802.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB859,116.36
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,822.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB252.63
|
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB208.27
|
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB202.10
|
$6.50
QAR23.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB2,667.94
|
$132.96
QAR484.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB421.05
|
$11.30
QAR41.13
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB6,695.33
|
$51.36
QAR186.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB3,490.40
|
$46.01
QAR167.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB8,988.59
|
$90.45
QAR329.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB8,412.53
|
$72.65
QAR264.53
|
|
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