Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 39.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Spain, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Qatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$7.40
QAR26.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$6.72
QAR24.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$4.71
QAR17.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$7.39
QAR26.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.70
QAR9.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$3.20
QAR11.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.75
QAR2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.77
QAR2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.53
QAR1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$45.70
QAR166.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,008.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$10.21
QAR37.15
|
|
pay 74.7% more for housing
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$87.54
QAR318.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,430.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,412.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$60.59
QAR220.41
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$691.86
QAR2,516.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,564.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$16.79
QAR61.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$4.71
QAR17.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$6.32
QAR22.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$131.32
QAR477.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$11.79
QAR42.89
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Spain
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$73.11
QAR265.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$46.32
QAR168.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$75.56
QAR274.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$74.30
QAR270.30
|
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