Cost of living comparison
Poland is 7.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Poland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
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