Cost of living comparison
France is 51.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in France instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.00
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 85.2% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.01
|
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,382.19
|
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.01
|
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR301.69
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,524.56
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.75
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.05
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,720.33
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,800.16
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.08
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.54
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.46
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.37
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR321.58
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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