Cost of living comparison
Norway is 69.5% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Norway instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
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