Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 6.1 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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