Cost of living comparison

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Qatar vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 59.1% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 12.2% less in Qatar
Groceries
pay 8.5% more in Qatar
Transportation
pay 28.4% less in Qatar
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Qatar
Childcare
pay 57.0% more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in Qatar
Clothing
pay 2.9% less in Qatar

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Qatar are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

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Qatar vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Brazil, you would:

pay 12.2% less for restaurants

 
Brazil
Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$32.28
$6.49
QAR23.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.69
$7.14
QAR26.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.29
$0.84
QAR3.07
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pay 8.5% more for groceries

 
Brazil
Qatar
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.52
$1.38
QAR5.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.94
$3.99
QAR14.62
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.72
$7.97
QAR29.19
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pay 28.4% less for transportation

 
Brazil
Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.98
$2.14
QAR7.82
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$232.15
$23.33
QAR85.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$119K
$27,978.05
QAR102K
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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Brazil
Qatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$103.47
$86.45
QAR316.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,808.43
$1,433.67
QAR5,248.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,204.46
$856.18
QAR3,134.22
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pay 57.0% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,603.45
$670.94
QAR2,456.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,771.44
$9,605.02
QAR35,161.31
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$10.12
$11.34
QAR41.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.23
$5.19
QAR19.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.44
$5.67
QAR20.76
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pay 2.9% less for clothing

 
Brazil
Qatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$275.19
$44.75
QAR163.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$253.16
$42.52
QAR155.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$444.28
$98.38
QAR360.14
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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