Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 40.1% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
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Latvia
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Qatar
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
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pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
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pay 6.5% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
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pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
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pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
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pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
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