Cost of living comparison
Austria is 65.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
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pay 84.3% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
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pay 30.5% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
$118.74
€113.84
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