Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 33.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 66.3% more for housing
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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