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
SOS1,519
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
|
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