Cost of living comparison
Austria is 60.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
$15.33
€13.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
$10.30
€9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$2.98
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$2.26
€2.04
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$2.50
€2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$8.22
€7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$4.01
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$5.79
€5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.16
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$1.30
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.84
€1.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
$6.51
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.21
|
$49.62
€44.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,483.56
|
$26,063.58
€23,486.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
$19.69
€17.74
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.10
|
$36.32
€32.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,532.09
|
$871.49
€785.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.50
|
$685.35
€617.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.38
|
$267.95
€241.46
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,724.03
|
$469.56
€423.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,854.40
|
$14,286.41
€12,873.91
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
$4.59
€4.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
$3.54
€3.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
$6.46
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.73
|
$44.34
€39.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
$12.69
€11.43
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
$85.15
€76.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
$46.34
€41.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.81
|
$89.08
€80.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.02
|
$125.31
€112.92
|
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