Cost of living comparison
Finland is 36.7% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Finland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Finland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 94.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Qatar
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
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