Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 51.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 26.0% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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