Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.8% cheaper than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 6.2% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 21.9% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 50.3% less in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% less in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.2% less in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Romania
The cost of restaurants and transportation in Romania are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Romania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.77
|
$8.56
RON41.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.43
|
$6.33
RON30.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$1.72
RON8.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.43
RON6.89
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$1.08
RON5.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$3.79
RON18.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
$5.46
RON26.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$2.83
RON13.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
$2.70
RON13.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.47
RON2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.66
RON3.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.65
RON3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$0.85
RON4.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.38
RON1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.41
RON1.98
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$5.64
RON27.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.85
|
$20.73
RON100.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,137.22
|
$25,159.13
RON121,392.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
$6.39
RON30.86
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.25
|
$8.45
RON40.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,156.53
|
$363.94
RON1,756.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,411.26
|
$266.85
RON1,287.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.86
|
$107.36
RON518.04
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,801.17
|
$405.62
RON1,957.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,807.19
|
$6,284.14
RON30,320.96
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$2.01
RON9.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
$2.20
RON10.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$5.30
RON25.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.91
|
$37.40
RON180.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.12
|
$6.19
RON29.86
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.92
|
$57.67
RON278.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.46
|
$34.90
RON168.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.21
|
$69.76
RON336.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.43
|
$80.53
RON388.56
|
|
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