Cost of living comparison
Greece is 13.9% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 96.9% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.79
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.55
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.04
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 72.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.87
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.27
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,514.88
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.12
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR302.23
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,534.42
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,224.27
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.48
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,725.18
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,871.15
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.08
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.94
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.79
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.94
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.58
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.93
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.74
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.95
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR322.15
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
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