Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 4.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$7.41
QAR27.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$39.83
QAR145.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,379.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$16.48
QAR60.01
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$82.86
QAR301.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,524.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$67.03
QAR244.04
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$747.12
QAR2,720.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,798.52
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$132.12
QAR481.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$60.02
QAR218.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$43.52
QAR158.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$89.36
QAR325.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$88.32
QAR321.56
|
|
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