Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.5 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Qatar or Serbia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.