Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.9 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Syria, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
|
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