Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 6.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 25.5 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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