Cost of living comparison
compared to
Qatar vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary
Qatar is 75.3% more expensive than Macedonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.7% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 24.6% more in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 27.7% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
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pay 2.3 times more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.1 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 5.7% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Qatar are more expensive than in Macedonia. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
Qatar vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Qatar instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
MKD358.76
|
$6.49
QAR23.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
MKD307.41
|
$7.14
QAR25.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
MKD88.99
|
$0.84
QAR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MKD63.74
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.6% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
MKD38.82
|
$1.38
QAR5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
MKD201.73
|
$3.99
QAR14.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD256.73
|
$7.97
QAR29.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.26
MKD123.98
|
$3.27
QAR11.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
MKD159.62
|
$3.56
QAR12.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD27.54
|
$0.93
QAR3.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MKD34.60
|
$0.76
QAR2.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD31.21
|
$0.68
QAR2.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
MKD43.91
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD21.84
|
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.07
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries
pay 27.7% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
MKD307.38
|
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.04
MKD1,540.26
|
$23.33
QAR84.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,276.49
MKD2M
|
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.79
MKD318.01
|
$17.58
QAR64.01
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.88
MKD982.03
|
$86.45
QAR314.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$264.34
MKD14,520.22
|
$1,433.67
QAR5,219.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.42
MKD10,899.53
|
$856.18
QAR3,117.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.81
MKD5,482.73
|
$65.24
QAR237.53
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of housing
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$287.04
MKD15,767.46
|
$670.94
QAR2,442.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,102.29
MKD225K
|
$9,605.02
QAR34,970.34
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.05
MKD112.55
|
$11.34
QAR41.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
MKD92.93
|
$5.19
QAR18.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.13
MKD171.80
|
$5.67
QAR20.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.36
MKD1,612.61
|
$119.62
QAR435.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.90
MKD324.22
|
$11.43
QAR41.63
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.7% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.13
MKD3,357.68
|
$44.75
QAR162.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
MKD1,924.92
|
$42.52
QAR154.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.54
MKD4,863.74
|
$98.38
QAR358.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.76
MKD5,425.21
|
$79.08
QAR287.90
|
|
Macedonia vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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