Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 8.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Ireland
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$7.40
QAR26.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$6.72
QAR24.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$0.81
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Qatar
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.44
QAR5.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$4.71
QAR17.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$7.39
QAR26.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$2.70
QAR9.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$3.20
QAR11.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.59
QAR2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Qatar
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$2.15
QAR7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$45.70
QAR165.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$20,343.91
QAR73,900.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$10.21
QAR37.10
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Ireland
|
Qatar
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$87.54
QAR318.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,422.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,405.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$60.59
QAR220.09
|
|
pay 1.3% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$691.86
QAR2,513.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,506.79
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$16.79
QAR61.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.71
QAR17.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$6.32
QAR22.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$131.32
QAR477.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$11.79
QAR42.83
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Qatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$73.11
QAR265.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$46.32
QAR168.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$75.56
QAR274.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$74.30
QAR269.91
|
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