Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 15.4% more expensive than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.0% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 43.6% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 32.7% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 51.4% more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 47.2% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.3 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8% more in Qatar
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing in Qatar are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Qatar. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$6.53
QAR23.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$6.16
QAR22.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.13
QAR15.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$7.43
QAR27.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$34.58
QAR125.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,167.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$15.89
QAR57.84
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$83.87
QAR305.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,159.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,413.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$73.87
QAR268.97
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$769.65
QAR2,802.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,822.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$6.50
QAR23.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$132.96
QAR484.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$11.30
QAR41.13
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$51.36
QAR186.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$46.01
QAR167.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$90.45
QAR329.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$72.65
QAR264.53
|
|
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