Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 60.3% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
$17.71
€17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
$9.75
€9.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.15
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.66
€1.59
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
$3.71
€3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
$7.11
€6.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
$119.47
€114.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
$37,943.34
€36,420.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
$20.48
€19.65
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
$46.92
€45.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
$1,406.76
€1,350.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
$1,187.82
€1,140.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
$159.87
€153.46
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
$996.31
€956.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
$6,771.62
€6,499.92
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
$5.94
€5.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
$3.80
€3.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
$16.44
€15.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
$55.70
€53.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
$12.29
€11.80
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
$77.94
€74.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
$85.63
€82.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
$89.10
€85.53
|
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