Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.09
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.28
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.63
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.33
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.16
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.35
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.21
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.53
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.56
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.07
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,201.68
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.67
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€46.80
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€773.02
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€668.68
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€146.15
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 7.9% more for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€528.71
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,031.30
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.11
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.33
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.61
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.16
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.83
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.03
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.07
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€85.73
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€118.65
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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