Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 40.6% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 48.5% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 0.2% more in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 41.8% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 92.0% more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 17.5% less in Qatar
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Qatar are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.47
|
$6.53
QAR23.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.71
|
$6.16
QAR22.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.02
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.55
|
$0.35
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.57
|
$1.52
QAR5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.61
|
$4.13
QAR15.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.95
|
$7.43
QAR27.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.58
|
$2.55
QAR9.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.96
|
$3.61
QAR13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.64
QAR2.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.70
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.38
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.41
|
$0.45
QAR1.64
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.81
|
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€29.03
|
$34.58
QAR126.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€34,046.06
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,605.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.29
|
$15.89
QAR58.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.17
|
$83.87
QAR307.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€491.42
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,195.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€336.71
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,439.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€142.31
|
$73.87
QAR270.56
|
|
pay 41.8% more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€461.88
|
$769.65
QAR2,818.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,446.72
|
$10,662.67
QAR39,052.29
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.67
|
$10.96
QAR40.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.80
|
$4.29
QAR15.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.99
|
$6.50
QAR23.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€40.11
|
$132.96
QAR486.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.94
|
$11.30
QAR41.38
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€91.52
|
$51.36
QAR188.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€36.30
|
$46.01
QAR168.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€86.02
|
$90.45
QAR331.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€136.92
|
$72.65
QAR266.10
|
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