Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.9 times more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 29.5% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,602
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,356
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,244
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,616
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,976
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,170
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,398
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,021
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,042
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,421
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,906
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,975
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,267
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,098
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG127,697
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,651,023
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,037,131
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG223,206
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,014,161
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,718,811
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,928
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,900
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,259
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,189
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,164
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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