Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 27.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.2% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0% more in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 1.8% less in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 96.3% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% more in Qatar
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Qatar are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Qatar. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK50.85
|
$6.53
QAR23.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.51
|
$6.16
QAR22.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.27
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.66
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.10
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.03
|
$4.13
QAR15.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.81
|
$7.43
QAR27.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.13
|
$2.55
QAR9.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.45
|
$3.61
QAR13.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.39
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.90
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.16
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.30
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.46
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.61
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.61
|
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.53
|
$34.58
QAR125.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,268.42
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,071.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.51
|
$15.89
QAR57.76
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,271.15
|
$83.87
QAR304.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,634.33
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,151.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,501.63
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,407.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK320.78
|
$73.87
QAR268.63
|
|
pay 96.3% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,029.61
|
$769.65
QAR2,798.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,474.10
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,772.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.17
|
$10.96
QAR39.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.53
|
$4.29
QAR15.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.71
|
$6.50
QAR23.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK185.59
|
$132.96
QAR483.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.59
|
$11.30
QAR41.08
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.18
|
$51.36
QAR186.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.05
|
$46.01
QAR167.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK264.40
|
$90.45
QAR328.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK404.23
|
$72.65
QAR264.19
|
|
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