Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 62.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.28
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.59
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.41
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.67
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.33
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD57.77
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.67
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.46
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.57
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.75
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.64
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.66
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.56
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.86
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.76
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD481.26
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD218,381.47
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.59
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD364.30
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,445.32
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,550.51
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD351.37
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,289.03
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,490.13
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.51
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.83
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD33.87
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD322.66
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.57
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD359.16
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD277.81
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD764.34
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD624.85
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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