Cost of living comparison
Greece is 11.6% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 80.6% more for restaurants
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Qatar
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Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR26.90
|
$12.71
€11.61
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.41
|
$8.10
€7.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.93
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
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pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.25
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.10
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.84
|
$5.63
€5.14
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.80
|
$3.81
€3.48
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.63
|
$3.64
€3.32
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.13
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
$0.53
€0.48
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
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pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.80
|
$8.80
€8.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.03
|
$40.24
€36.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR73,916.53
|
$22,158.38
€20,242.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.11
|
$13.03
€11.90
|
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pay 4.5% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR318.07
|
$34.83
€31.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,424.03
|
$429.23
€392.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,406.77
|
$358.56
€327.56
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR220.14
|
$172.07
€157.19
|
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pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,513.78
|
$341.10
€311.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,515.33
|
$6,725.16
€6,143.77
|
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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.02
|
$4.08
€3.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.12
|
$3.33
€3.04
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR22.96
|
$5.12
€4.68
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR477.13
|
$45.22
€41.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR42.84
|
$8.85
€8.08
|
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pay 4.9% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR265.62
|
$76.36
€69.76
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.28
|
$36.41
€33.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR274.54
|
$77.82
€71.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR269.96
|
$99.20
€90.62
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