Cost of living comparison
Austria is 49.6% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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