Cost of living comparison
Spain is 22.2% more expensive than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 32.6% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 63.6% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 28.1% less in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 40.5% less in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.5% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% more in Spain
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Spain. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.76
|
$13.87
€12.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.42
|
$9.22
€8.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.13
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 32.6% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$6.37
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
$4.16
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$2.66
€2.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.15
|
$3.36
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 63.6% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$6.38
€5.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.82
|
$34.26
€30.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,119.38
|
$33,643.92
€29,621.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.80
|
$14.57
€12.83
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.17
|
$31.87
€28.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,155.05
|
$872.36
€768.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,410.19
|
$692.13
€609.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.80
|
$103.97
€91.54
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,800.50
|
$385.97
€339.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,797.85
|
$7,352.21
€6,473.16
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.86
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.59
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$5.66
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.80
|
$42.87
€37.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.11
|
$8.63
€7.60
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.87
|
$75.89
€66.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.42
|
$32.12
€28.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.13
|
$77.96
€68.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.36
|
$91.38
€80.46
|
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