Cost of living comparison
compared to
Belgium vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary
Belgium is 35.6% more expensive than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Belgium
- Groceries
-
pay 54.1% more in Belgium
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Belgium
- Housing
-
pay 6.5% less in Belgium
- Childcare
-
pay 81.5% more in Belgium
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.9% less in Belgium
- Clothing
-
pay 41.6% more in Belgium
The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Belgium are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Belgium. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Belgium.
Belgium vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Belgium instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.49
QAR23.79
|
$21.51
€19.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
QAR26.13
|
$12.72
€11.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
QAR3.08
|
$3.15
€2.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$2.69
€2.42
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - Cost of restaurants
pay 54.1% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
QAR5.06
|
$2.56
€2.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
QAR14.63
|
$7.21
€6.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
QAR29.21
|
$4.74
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
QAR11.97
|
$3.84
€3.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
QAR13.02
|
$5.29
€4.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
QAR3.41
|
$1.23
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
QAR2.77
|
$0.99
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
QAR2.48
|
$1.12
€1.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR2.00
|
$1.26
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
$0.99
€0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - Cost of groceries
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$7.52
€6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.33
QAR85.44
|
$50.17
€45.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
$34,462.94
€30,918.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.58
QAR64.40
|
$26.26
€23.56
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - Cost of transportation
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.45
QAR316.63
|
$51.15
€45.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
|
$940.80
€844.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$856.18
QAR3,135.99
|
$826.78
€741.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.24
QAR238.97
|
$167.89
€150.63
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - Cost of housing
pay 81.5% more for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
|
$923.48
€828.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
|
$22,984.85
€20,620.86
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - Cost of childcare
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.34
QAR41.55
|
$4.94
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
QAR19.02
|
$4.03
€3.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
QAR20.77
|
$12.32
€11.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.62
QAR438.15
|
$36.18
€32.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
QAR41.88
|
$14.23
€12.77
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 41.6% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.75
QAR163.90
|
$100.04
€89.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.52
QAR155.75
|
$43.19
€38.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.38
QAR360.34
|
$96.42
€86.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.08
QAR289.64
|
$142.81
€128.12
|
|
Qatar vs. Belgium - 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 November 2026). How we calculate this
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