Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 30.5% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
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