Cost of living comparison
Greece is 15.6% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 92.4% more for restaurants
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Qatar
|
Greece
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 73.8% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
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pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
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pay 43.5% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
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pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
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pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
$93.42
€88.60
|
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