Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 13.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Qatar
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Estonia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
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pay 0.6% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR27.00
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR145.00
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,379.13
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.01
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
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pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR301.68
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,524.33
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.58
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.04
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
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pay 53.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,720.21
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,798.52
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.06
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
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pay 4.0% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.53
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.45
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.36
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR321.56
|
$98.03
€90.15
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