Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 21.9% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.77
|
$7.95
NAD139.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.44
|
$4.23
NAD74.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$0.83
NAD14.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.68
NAD12.03
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$0.88
NAD15.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.05
|
$3.33
NAD58.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.05
|
$5.12
NAD90.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
$2.57
NAD45.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
$2.33
NAD41.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.79
NAD13.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.77
NAD13.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$0.83
NAD14.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.91
NAD16.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.93
NAD16.41
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
$4.77
NAD83.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.89
|
$34.08
NAD599.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,161.93
|
$15,621.70
NAD274,908.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.83
|
$7.10
NAD124.96
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.35
|
$63.90
NAD1,124.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,158.58
|
$452.24
NAD7,958.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,412.73
|
$328.15
NAD5,774.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.95
|
$51.47
NAD905.74
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,802.11
|
$169.47
NAD2,982.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,820.13
|
$5,302.57
NAD93,314.10
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
$1.49
NAD26.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
$1.81
NAD31.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.68
|
$2.97
NAD52.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR484.07
|
$34.72
NAD610.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.13
|
$4.90
NAD86.22
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.98
|
$37.49
NAD659.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.51
|
$26.97
NAD474.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.32
|
$70.06
NAD1,232.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.52
|
$69.59
NAD1,224.59
|
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