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Qatar vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 61.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Qatar
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 9.8% less in Qatar

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

Qatar vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$6.69 QAR24.32	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$6.07 QAR22.08	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.82 QAR2.97	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.30 QAR1.08	-61.0%
Average			-36.9%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.50 QAR5.44	+148.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$4.10 QAR14.90	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$7.40 QAR26.90	+33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.51 QAR9.13	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$3.44 QAR12.50	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$0.86 QAR3.13	+25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.65 QAR2.37	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.66 QAR2.39	+61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.59 QAR2.13	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.46 QAR1.67	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.45 QAR1.65	+0.9%
Average			+35.3%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$2.14 QAR7.80	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$33.29 QAR121.00	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$15.86 QAR57.63	-0.9%
Average			-26.8%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Lebanon	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$83.65 QAR304.02	+120.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	+195.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	+351.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$66.60 QAR242.04	-52.2%
Average			+153.8%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	+221.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	+163.0%
Average			+192.1%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$10.98 QAR39.92	+174.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$4.21 QAR15.30	+45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$6.42 QAR23.33	+154.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$127.24 QAR462.47	+196.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$11.33 QAR41.16	+37.3%
Average			+121.6%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$51.95 QAR188.82	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$46.24 QAR168.05	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$94.73 QAR344.29	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$69.59 QAR252.92	-21.7%
Average			-9.8%

Lebanon vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing

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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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