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Qatar vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 12.0% more expensive than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 32.9% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 77.5% more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 33.6% more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Qatar

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

Qatar vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 52.0% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$6.69 QAR24.32	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$6.07 QAR22.08	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$0.82 QAR2.97	-59.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.30 QAR1.08	-81.1%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$1.50 QAR5.44	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$4.10 QAR14.90	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$7.40 QAR26.90	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$2.51 QAR9.13	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$3.44 QAR12.50	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$0.86 QAR3.13	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.65 QAR2.37	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$0.66 QAR2.39	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$0.59 QAR2.13	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.46 QAR1.67	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.45 QAR1.65	-58.8%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 32.9% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$2.14 QAR7.80	-60.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$33.29 QAR121.00	-39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	-32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$15.86 QAR57.63	+1.1%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 77.5% more for housing

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$83.65 QAR304.02	+70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	+109.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	+125.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$66.60 QAR242.04	+4.8%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 33.6% more for childcare

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	+54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	+12.7%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$10.98 QAR39.92	+324.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$4.21 QAR15.30	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$6.42 QAR23.33	+36.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$127.24 QAR462.47	+116.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$11.33 QAR41.16	+24.4%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Costa Rica	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$51.95 QAR188.82	-10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$46.24 QAR168.05	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$94.73 QAR344.29	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$69.59 QAR252.92	-25.5%
Average			-12.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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