Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 36.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 77.8% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
|
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