Qatar vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Qatar Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1870
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4421
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1551
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3461
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$87661
$3746
😃 Human freedom index
5.39
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
79.3
72.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
48
🌐 English speaking %
30%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
71
20
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
2.64M
196K

The average cost of living in Qatar ($1870) is 215% more expensive than in Samoa ($594). Qatar ranked 20th vs 155th for Samoa in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Qatar compared to 0.7 months in Samoa. Ranked 38th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Qatar vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Qatar and Samoa as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Qatar Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$930
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2934
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1905
$1712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5102
$1346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4262
$840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.9
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$7.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10516
$4064

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In Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1872
1.19M
Al Khor
$1810
31.5K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$594
37.7K
Manase
$594
161