Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 95.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
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Qatar
|
Luxembourg
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
$18.85
€17.87
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
$12.97
€12.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$3.11
€2.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$2.98
€2.83
|
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pay 94.5% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
$3.15
€2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
$9.88
€9.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
$4.86
€4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$4.25
€4.03
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
$7.68
€7.29
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$1.72
€1.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$6.37
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
$26,949.84
€25,558.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
$34.01
€32.25
|
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pay 47.9% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
$54.60
€51.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
$1,768.97
€1,677.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
$1,639.77
€1,555.09
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
$211.55
€200.62
|
|
pay 69.3% more for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
$1,523.51
€1,444.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
$15,004.68
€14,229.87
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$5.20
€4.93
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
$4.33
€4.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
$33.59
€31.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
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pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
$81.75
€77.53
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
$41.83
€39.67
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
$96.18
€91.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
$127.67
€121.08
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