Qatar vs. Croatia Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 2.2% more expensive than Croatia overall.

Restaurants
pay 50.2% less in Qatar
Groceries
pay 13.9% less in Qatar
Transportation
pay 40.6% less in Qatar
Housing
pay 50.3% more in Qatar
Childcare
pay 47.3% more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 88.2% more in Qatar
Clothing
pay 17.3% less in Qatar

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

Qatar vs. Croatia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 50.2% less for restaurants

 
Croatia
Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.78
HRK86.42
$6.49
QAR23.79
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.88
HRK60.07
$7.14
QAR26.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
HRK20.43
$0.84
QAR3.08

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

 
Croatia
Qatar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
HRK10.15
$1.38
QAR5.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
HRK38.69
$3.99
QAR14.63
Milk (1 gallon) $4.32
HRK29.18
$7.97
QAR29.21

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

 
Croatia
Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
HRK46.08
$2.14
QAR7.82
Monthly public transit pass $41.13
HRK278.17
$23.33
QAR85.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,600.70
HRK180K
$27,978.05
QAR102K

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pay 50.3% more for housing

 
Croatia
Qatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.74
HRK255.22
$86.45
QAR316.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $708.19
HRK4,789.54
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $523.55
HRK3,540.81
$856.18
QAR3,135.99

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pay 47.3% more for childcare

 
Croatia
Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $350.04
HRK2,367.34
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,479.97
HRK57,350.42
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22

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pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Croatia
Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.78
HRK25.57
$11.34
QAR41.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
HRK16.92
$5.19
QAR19.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.65
HRK38.18
$5.67
QAR20.77

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

 
Croatia
Qatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.61
HRK606.04
$44.75
QAR163.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.73
HRK268.73
$42.52
QAR155.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$94.06
HRK636.16
$98.38
QAR360.34

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