Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 4.4 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
|
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