Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 51.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
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