Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 6.7% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.99
|
$8.99
€8.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.49
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.16
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.94
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.67
|
$3.23
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.82
|
$7.32
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.60
|
$38.37
€35.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,172.23
|
$21,439.27
€19,890.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.24
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.17
|
$16.90
€15.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,442.79
|
$342.38
€317.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,422.02
|
$247.16
€229.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.90
|
$199.93
€185.48
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,522.48
|
$261.48
€242.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,652.03
|
$14,283.25
€13,251.29
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.23
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.18
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.04
|
$4.55
€4.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR478.78
|
$37.76
€35.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.98
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.54
|
$68.48
€63.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.87
|
$40.46
€37.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.49
|
$75.05
€69.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR270.90
|
$104.60
€97.05
|
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