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Al Wakrah vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Al Wakrah is 9.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Al Wakrah
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Al Wakrah
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Al Wakrah
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Al Wakrah
Childcare: pay 12.5% more in Al Wakrah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Al Wakrah
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Al Wakrah

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Al Wakrah are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Al Wakrah.

Al Wakrah vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Wakrah instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$4.80 QAR17.51	-72.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$6.18 QAR22.52	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$0.82 QAR3.00	-67.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.30 QAR1.08	-77.8%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.51 QAR5.50	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$3.48 QAR12.68	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$7.12 QAR25.95
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$2.51 QAR9.15	-45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$3.51 QAR12.78	-36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.90 QAR3.27	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.72 QAR2.64	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.73 QAR2.67	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$0.59 QAR2.16	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.49 QAR1.78	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.50 QAR1.84	-48.5%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$2.15 QAR7.83	-72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$54.91 QAR200.16	+34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$19.77 QAR72.06	-0.4%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$87.14 QAR317.63	+171.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$940.40 QAR3,427.71	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$707.02 QAR2,577.04	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$66.60 QAR242.74	-61.2%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 12.5% more for childcare

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$686.42 QAR2,501.98	+20.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	+4.2%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$10.98 QAR40.03	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$5.15 QAR18.79	+155.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$6.32 QAR23.02	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$68.64 QAR250.20	-2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$8.24 QAR30.02	-29.5%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Rome	Al Wakrah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$61.32 QAR223.51	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$35.01 QAR127.60	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$103.01 QAR375.46	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$59.49 QAR216.84	-49.1%
Average			-16.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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