Cost of living comparison

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Qatar vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 51.6% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants
pay 36.1% less in Qatar
Groceries
pay 13.4% more in Qatar
Transportation
pay 5.3% more in Qatar
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Qatar
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
Clothing
pay 21.4% less in Qatar

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

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Qatar vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 36.1% less for restaurants

 
Georgia
Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.33
GEL29.34
$6.49
QAR23.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.10
GEL26.16
$7.14
QAR26.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
GEL3.04
$0.84
QAR3.07
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pay 13.4% more for groceries

 
Georgia
Qatar
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.64
GEL1.67
$1.38
QAR5.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
GEL10.66
$3.99
QAR14.62
Milk (1 gallon) $7.60
GEL19.67
$7.97
QAR29.19
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pay 5.3% more for transportation

 
Georgia
Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
GEL13.71
$2.14
QAR7.82
Monthly public transit pass $11.61
GEL30.07
$23.33
QAR85.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,647.09
GEL53,475.96
$27,978.05
QAR102K
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Georgia
Qatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $15.72
GEL40.71
$86.45
QAR316.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $445.85
GEL1,154.74
$1,433.67
QAR5,248.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $326.09
GEL844.57
$856.18
QAR3,134.22
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Georgia
Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $246.66
GEL638.84
$670.94
QAR2,456.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,502.61
GEL11,661.76
$9,605.02
QAR35,161.31
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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Georgia
Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.21
GEL5.72
$11.34
QAR41.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
GEL8.33
$5.19
QAR19.01
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.25
GEL8.41
$5.67
QAR20.76
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pay 21.4% less for clothing

 
Georgia
Qatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $81.30
GEL210.56
$44.75
QAR163.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.75
GEL102.94
$42.52
QAR155.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $112.51
GEL291.39
$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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