Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 16.9% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Germany, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Germany
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Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
|
pay 66.8% more for housing
Germany
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Germany
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
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