Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 22.3% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.76
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.42
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.15
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.83
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,126.69
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.20
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,155.65
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,410.63
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.82
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,800.77
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,801.68
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.59
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.84
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.11
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.89
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.43
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.17
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.39
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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