Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 44.2% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 40.6% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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