Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 21.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
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Qatar
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.09
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
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pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.49
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.38
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
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pay 48.0% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.65
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
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pay 10.5% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
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pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
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pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.99
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.25
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
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pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.55
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
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