spiritofistanbul

Hi everyone

Now that Qatar is the most expensive place to live in the ME, just wondering how relative this is when you compare it to other cities like London, Berlin, New York, Sydney etc etc.

I understand that an 2 bed apartment in West Bay will cost something in the region of 15k QAR (£2.5k sterling equiv) - but realistically this is how much a flat in central London would cost you as well.

I would be grateful if someone could give me a rough indication of how much the following would cost:

Utilities - Electricity, Gas, Water
Internet
Mobile phone
Bread
Milk
Bottled water
Soft drinks (coke etc)
Cheese
Pasta
Chicken
Eating out - fast food such as Mac D's
Eating out - half decent restaurant
Car hire - something reasonable
Petrol
Alcohol - beer and a bottle of spirit

Apologies for the long list - but any assistance would help - just trying to figure out if it is wildly different from the UK.

Thanks

mentalist

You don't ask for much, do you!

spiritofistanbul

Im just trying to get informed

Venezuelan007

numbeo i think is the website that tells you all that... if you want an updated version I think you'll have to wait for someone with the time and patience.

RI207

Utilities - Electricity, Gas, Water ( 400-600 per month for an apartment)
Internet (250 for basic 1MB + landline + basic cable TV - which isnt great!)
Mobile phone (200)
Bread ( 7 ish)
Milk ( 12 ish)
Bottled water ( 10 for 20L gallon)
Soft drinks (coke etc) ( 5 for 2L bottle)
Cheese ( anything from 40 - 70 per kg)
Pasta ( no idea I just eat it!)
Chicken ( No Idea. Im veggie)
Eating out - fast food such as Mac D's ( 20-25 ish)
Eating out - half decent restaurant ( 150-200 with alcohol)
Car hire - something reasonable ( 2000-2500 - more for 4WD)
Petrol ( 1 qar per litre)
Alcohol - beer and a bottle of spirit (varied. i mainly buy from permit shop 12-15 for a bottle and spririts varied..)

Hope it helps.. There is a useful spreasheet at the top of the page