Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 14.9% more expensive than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.2% less in Qatar
- Groceries
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pay 28.2% less in Qatar
- Transportation
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pay 31.5% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 31.9% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 90.6% more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 7.7% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Qatar are more expensive than in Italy. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Italy, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.85
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.28
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.64
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.64
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.68
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,951.11
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.59
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€603.36
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€470.70
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€138.28
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€467.77
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,703.55
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.66
|
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€47.92
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€72.10
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€79.14
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€106.14
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
|
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