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
QAR22.79
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.55
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 71.6% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.04
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.27
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,514.88
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.12
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.23
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,534.42
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,224.27
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.48
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,725.18
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,871.15
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.94
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.79
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.94
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.58
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.93
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.74
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.95
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.15
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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