Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Qatar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$7.40
QAR26.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$6.72
QAR24.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Qatar
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.71
QAR17.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$7.39
QAR26.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.70
QAR9.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$3.20
QAR11.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Qatar
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$45.70
QAR166.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,008.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$10.21
QAR37.15
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Qatar
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$87.54
QAR318.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,430.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,412.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$60.59
QAR220.41
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$691.86
QAR2,516.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,564.31
|
|
pay 94.1% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Qatar
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$16.79
QAR61.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$4.71
QAR17.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$6.32
QAR22.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$131.32
QAR477.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$11.79
QAR42.89
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Qatar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$73.11
QAR265.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$46.32
QAR168.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$75.56
QAR274.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$74.30
QAR270.30
|
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