Cost of living comparison
Germany is 59.9% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Germany instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.76
|
$14.04
€13.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.42
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.80
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$2.41
€2.29
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$6.71
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
$4.38
€4.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.15
|
$6.24
€5.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$2.10
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
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pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$7.07
€6.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.83
|
$52.96
€50.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,126.69
|
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
$23.02
€21.92
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.20
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,155.65
|
$790.39
€752.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,410.63
|
$625.27
€595.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.82
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,800.77
|
$458.39
€436.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,801.68
|
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.59
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.84
|
$36.01
€34.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.11
|
$12.80
€12.19
|
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pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.89
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.43
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.17
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.39
|
$123.43
€117.53
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