Cost of living comparison
compared to
Qatar vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary
Qatar is 21.1% more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.8% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 23.6% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 28.5% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 98.7% more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 8.0% less in Qatar
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in Qatar are more expensive than in Mexico. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
Qatar vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Qatar instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.46
MX$193.35
|
$6.49
QAR23.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.03
MX$166.91
|
$7.14
QAR26.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
MX$26.47
|
$0.84
QAR3.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MX$19.32
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
Mexico vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.72
MX$50.21
|
$1.38
QAR5.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
MX$79.55
|
$3.99
QAR14.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MX$114.55
|
$7.97
QAR29.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
MX$47.12
|
$3.27
QAR11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
MX$67.67
|
$3.56
QAR13.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
MX$23.98
|
$0.93
QAR3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$12.93
|
$0.76
QAR2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MX$17.44
|
$0.68
QAR2.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MX$15.45
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.67
|
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.80
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
Mexico vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries
pay 28.5% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
MX$102.60
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.03
MX$555.39
|
$23.33
QAR85.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,794.64
MX$403K
|
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.12
MX$372.17
|
$17.58
QAR64.36
|
|
Mexico vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation
pay 98.7% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.02
MX$555.11
|
$86.45
QAR316.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.01
MX$11,724.61
|
$1,433.67
QAR5,248.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$441.86
MX$8,171.36
|
$856.18
QAR3,134.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
MX$907.55
|
$65.24
QAR238.83
|
|
Mexico vs. Qatar - Cost of housing
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.36
MX$4,518.93
|
$670.94
QAR2,456.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,712.49
MX$106K
|
$9,605.02
QAR35,161.31
|
|
Mexico vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
MX$48.58
|
$11.34
QAR41.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
MX$63.89
|
$5.19
QAR19.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.64
MX$85.88
|
$5.67
QAR20.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.21
MX$725.11
|
$119.62
QAR437.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.46
MX$100.90
|
$11.43
QAR41.86
|
|
Mexico vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.30
MX$1,022.71
|
$44.75
QAR163.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
MX$789.09
|
$42.52
QAR155.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.26
MX$1,780.17
|
$98.38
QAR360.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MX$1,678.66
|
$79.08
QAR289.48
|
|
Mexico 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 October 2026). How we calculate this
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