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Qatar vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 2.4 times more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Qatar

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Qatar are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

Qatar vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 37.6% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$6.69 QAR24.32	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$6.07 QAR22.08	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.82 QAR2.97	-41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.30 QAR1.08	-59.1%
Average			-37.6%

Yemen vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	Yemen	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$1.50 QAR5.44	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$4.10 QAR14.90	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$7.40 QAR26.90	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.51 QAR9.13	-52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.44 QAR12.50	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.86 QAR3.13	-65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.65 QAR2.37	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.66 QAR2.39	-63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.59 QAR2.13	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.46 QAR1.67	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.45 QAR1.65	-47.6%
Average			-35.6%

Yemen vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Yemen	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$2.14 QAR7.80	-79.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$33.29 QAR121.00	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	+46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$15.86 QAR57.63	-44.6%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Yemen	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$83.65 QAR304.02	+7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	+626.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	+655.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$66.60 QAR242.04	+15.2%
Average			+326.3%

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	+932.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	+378.5%
Average			+655.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$10.98 QAR39.92	+380.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$4.21 QAR15.30	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$6.42 QAR23.33	+37.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$127.24 QAR462.47	+93.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$11.33 QAR41.16	+100.9%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Yemen	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$51.95 QAR188.82	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$46.24 QAR168.05	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$94.73 QAR344.29	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$69.59 QAR252.92	-11.5%
Average			-11.7%

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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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