Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 26.0% cheaper than Dublin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.1% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 26.8% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 57.6% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 17.5% less in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 15.4% less in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.8% more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 19.6% less in Qatar
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.71
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€4.89
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€3.88
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.27
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.62
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€113.33
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€36,142.63
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€24.34
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€51.32
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€1,966.14
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,680.02
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€197.37
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 15.4% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,202.68
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€8,869.36
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.66
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.90
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.26
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€51.73
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.81
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€88.33
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€37.79
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€89.85
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€105.07
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
|
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