Cost of living comparison
Greece is 15.6% more expensive than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 92.4% more in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 22.7% more in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 73.8% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 14.9% less in Greece
- Childcare
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pay 43.5% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.5% less in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 16.4% more in Greece
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Greece are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Greece. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 92.4% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.83
|
$13.17
€12.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.49
|
$9.11
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.07
€2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.09
|
$6.30
€6.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.12
|
$5.99
€5.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.32
|
$4.02
€3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.19
|
$4.23
€4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.51
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
$7.55
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.20
|
$40.19
€38.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,348.15
|
$28,316.80
€27,324.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.98
|
$13.82
€13.33
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.12
|
$32.82
€31.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,174.04
|
$524.36
€506.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,423.81
|
$392.21
€378.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR269.63
|
$175.68
€169.52
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,809.14
|
$413.12
€398.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,917.61
|
$6,332.60
€6,110.78
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.99
|
$4.40
€4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.64
|
$3.49
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.74
|
$4.94
€4.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR485.29
|
$48.72
€47.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.24
|
$8.82
€8.51
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.45
|
$83.64
€80.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.93
|
$37.83
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.15
|
$83.15
€80.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.18
|
$93.42
€90.15
|
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