Cost of living comparison

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Qatar vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 56.2% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.3% less in Qatar
Groceries
pay 29.1% more in Qatar
Transportation
pay 17.6% less in Qatar
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Qatar
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Qatar
Clothing
pay 4.6% more in Qatar

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

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Qatar vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

pay 27.3% less for restaurants

 
Moldova
Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.35
MDL167.15
$6.49
QAR23.65
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.74
MDL156.28
$7.14
QAR25.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
MDL18.23
$0.84
QAR3.06
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pay 29.1% more for groceries

 
Moldova
Qatar
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
MDL9.08
$1.38
QAR5.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
MDL69.24
$3.99
QAR14.54
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
MDL78.82
$7.97
QAR29.03
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pay 17.6% less for transportation

 
Moldova
Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
MDL109.96
$2.14
QAR7.78
Monthly public transit pass $17.07
MDL305.22
$23.33
QAR84.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,274.90
MDL577K
$27,978.05
QAR102K
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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Moldova
Qatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.64
MDL190.16
$86.45
QAR314.73
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $414.42
MDL7,408.91
$1,433.67
QAR5,219.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.91
MDL5,397.46
$856.18
QAR3,117.20
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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Moldova
Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $219.48
MDL3,923.84
$670.94
QAR2,442.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,438.11
MDL97,220.90
$9,605.02
QAR34,970.34
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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Moldova
Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
MDL26.74
$11.34
QAR41.30
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.77
MDL31.61
$5.19
QAR18.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.38
MDL60.51
$5.67
QAR20.65
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pay 4.6% more for clothing

 
Moldova
Qatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $52.78
MDL943.56
$44.75
QAR162.92
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.13
MDL681.64
$42.52
QAR154.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $92.27
MDL1,649.64
$98.38
QAR358.18
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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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