Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.9% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.2% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 21.0% less in Qatar
- Transportation
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pay 31.1% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 37.0% more in Qatar
- Childcare
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pay 20.8% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 94.5% more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 16.9% less in Qatar
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Qatar are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Qatar. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$6.53
QAR23.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.53
|
$6.16
QAR22.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.48
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.60
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.33
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.15
|
$4.13
QAR15.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.92
|
$7.43
QAR27.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.71
|
$2.55
QAR9.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.03
|
$2.14
QAR7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.11
|
$34.58
QAR125.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,784.72
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,167.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.24
|
$15.89
QAR57.84
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.31
|
$83.87
QAR305.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,305.63
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,159.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€955.26
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,413.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€115.58
|
$73.87
QAR268.97
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€504.48
|
$769.65
QAR2,802.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,950.25
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,822.79
|
|
pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.33
|
$10.96
QAR39.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.30
|
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.72
|
$6.50
QAR23.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€38.32
|
$132.96
QAR484.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.53
|
$11.30
QAR41.13
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€80.44
|
$51.36
QAR186.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€33.08
|
$46.01
QAR167.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€87.00
|
$90.45
QAR329.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€107.90
|
$72.65
QAR264.53
|
|
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