Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 93.9% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Qatar instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
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South Africa
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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