Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 54.8% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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