Cost of Living in
Qatar

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1814	$4744
Without rent	$703	$2364
Rent & Utilities	$1373.28	$1839.48
Food	$470	$975
Transport	$106.87	$242.79
Monthly salary after tax	$3432.54
Human freedom index	4.24
Life expectancy	68.05
English speaking %	23.72%
Population	2.8M

The cost of living in Qatar is $1814, which is 1.73 times more expensive than the world average. Qatar is ranked 19th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Qatar is $3432.54, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months.

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We calculate prices for Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 7 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1814	19 / 208
Without rent	$703	38 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$1373.28	13 / 208
Food	$470	40 / 208
Transport	$106.87	39 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	1126.76$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	728.75$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	2398.01$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1859.51$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	70.35$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	135.35$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	82.12$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3883$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3513$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	10.82$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	57.66$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.71$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	15.71$
Cappuccino	5.62$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.75$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.62$
Monthly ticket local transport	29.32$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	17.1$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.46$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.36$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.23$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.63$
Eggs, x12	2.62$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.01$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.88$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.53$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.8$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.32$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.38$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.38$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.84$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.27$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.34$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.84$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	11.48$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.58$
Cigarette pack	4.86$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.37$
Hair Shampoo	4.9$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.53$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.02$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	116.22$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	12.93$
Doctor's visit	40.62$
Haircut, simple	8.86$
Brand Jeans	64.31$
Brand Sneakers	105.89$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	797.22$
International Primary School, 1 year	11865$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Al Daayen	$2028
2	Umm Salal	$1960
3	Al Shamal	$1941
4	Al Wakrah	$1816
5	Adh Dhakhirah	$1775
6	Al-Rayyan	$1751
7	Ar Rayyan	$1736
8	Al Jumayliyah	$1699
9	Doha	$1626
10	Al Rayyan	$1516
11	Laqtah	$1513
12	Al Khor	$1456
13	Monaco	$7654
14	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
15	Singapore	$3385
16	Neuchatel	$3164
17	Ile-de-France	$2736
18	Zurich	$2715
19	California	$2710
20	Queretaro	$2187
21	United States	$2149
22	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
23	Aland	$2038
24	Ostergotland	$1978
25	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
26	Hoki	$1897
27	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
28	Liege	$1878
29	Plzen	$1831
30	South Pyongan	$1816
31	Hokkaido	$1802
32	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
33	Nampo	$1690
34	Jonkoping	$1661
35	Rikuchu	$1633
36	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
37	Caceres	$1564
38	Holguin	$1508
39	Usti nad Labem	$1462
40	Cadiz	$1459
41	Orebro	$1456
42	Kavala	$1444
43	Limon	$1428
44	Al Bahah	$1394
45	Colon (Panama)	$1391
46	Zlin	$1388
47	Vastmanland	$1381
48	Omi	$1355
49	Tacuarembo	$1343
50	Siauliai County	$1329
51	Ahuachapan	$1327
52	Shimosa	$1324
53	Ciego de Avila	$1316
54	Tokai	$1300
55	Xanthi	$1280
56	Dembeni	$1275
57	Panama	$1271
58	Bayamon	$1269
59	Paysandu	$1264
60	Usulutan	$1259
61	Zilina	$1252
62	Hyuga	$1251
63	Guantanamo	$1238
64	Panama	$1234
65	Ioannina	$1231
66	Igdir	$1230
67	Panama Oeste	$1230
68	San-Pedro	$1203
69	Klaipeda	$1201
70	Tillaberi	$1200
71	Etchu	$1194
72	Vlore	$1194
73	Constanta	$1189
74	Kai	$1170
75	Pinar del Rio	$1161
76	Riga Planning Region	$1154
77	Camaguey	$1149
78	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
79	Lodz	$1132
80	Chania	$1130
81	Causeni	$1128
82	Presov	$1128
83	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
84	Kermanshah	$1116
85	Franche-Comte	$1113
86	Yoro	$1112
87	Tekirdag	$1111
88	Zambezia	$1107
89	Bahia	$1102
90	Setubal	$1097
91	Drama	$1085
92	Kastoria	$1081
93	Suo	$1080
94	Balikesir	$1075
95	Thies	$1074
96	Trencin	$1063
97	Serres	$1060
98	Dubasari	$1050
99	Rethymno	$1045
100	Equateur	$1036
101	Espirito Santo	$1034
102	Suchitepequez	$1030
103	Haut-Uele	$1027
104	Gabu	$1019
105	Straseni	$1015
106	Brasov	$1014
107	Goias	$1013
108	Boke	$1007
109	Mexico	$1007
110	Totomi	$995
111	Siauliai	$994
112	Colon (Cuba)	$992
113	Banska Bystrica	$983
114	Panevezys	$969
115	Iasi	$963
116	Sao Paulo	$961
117	Kozuke	$956
118	Klaipeda County	$952
119	Izmir	$949
120	Osumi	$945
121	Kutahya	$934
122	Quilpue	$930
123	Hradec Kralove	$929
124	Kasai	$920
125	Kasai-Oriental	$919
126	Gueckedou	$918
127	Michoacan	$908
128	Eskisehir	$906
129	Extreme-Nord	$900
130	Solola	$897
131	Timis	$890
132	Bafata	$878
133	Kahramanmaras	$878
134	Usak	$877
135	Guatemala	$876
136	Uige	$872
137	Dien Bien	$871
138	Estado de Mexico	$864
139	Yucatan	$864
140	Durres	$856
141	Guaira	$856
142	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
143	Diyarbakir	$850
144	Cotui	$846
145	Ceara	$845
146	Francisco Morazan	$845
147	Botosani	$841
148	Esteli	$838
149	Buzau	$834
150	Botosani	$829
151	Forecariah	$826
152	Kirikkale	$816
153	Maan	$816
154	San Luis Potosi	$814
155	Boyaca	$812
156	Tucuman	$812
157	Caras-Severin	$810
158	Neuquen	$806
159	Bekes	$799
160	Hoki Province	$787
161	Adiyaman	$779
162	Arges	$779
163	Neamt	$777
164	Raska	$771
165	Atlantico	$768
166	Marijampole	$762
167	Para	$756
168	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
169	Ialomita	$751
170	Veszprem	$751
171	Wasit	$751
172	Huila	$747
173	Sirvan	$747
174	Canakkale	$743
175	Aydin	$733
176	Elazig	$730
177	Chisinau	$726
178	Nuevo Leon	$720
179	Shkoder	$718
180	Korce	$710
181	Khuzestan	$708
182	Copiapo	$705
183	Bazega	$694
184	Curico	$692
185	Hamadan	$689
186	Mures	$683
187	Passore	$680
188	Braila	$675
189	Oueme	$671
190	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
191	Iasi	$668
192	Djibouti	$666
193	Rezekne	$664
194	Laayoune	$660
195	Nghe An	$657
196	Awash	$655
197	Elazig	$650
198	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
199	Gilan	$644
200	Meknes	$634
201	Mures	$633
202	Khenifra	$631
203	Tuyen Quang	$628
204	Bacau	$624
205	Paraguari	$622
206	Caras-Severin	$620
207	Piaui	$620
208	Binh Phuoc	$612
209	Osh	$608
210	Chuy Province	$607
211	Vinh Long	$607
212	Anse-a-Veau	$604
213	Dambovita	$604
214	Medias	$602
215	Koulpelogo	$595
216	Anosy	$594
217	Rio San Juan	$590
218	Bac Lieu	$587
219	Ninh Thuan	$585
220	Setif	$582
221	Duzce	$573
222	Ain Beida	$572
223	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
224	Agri	$569
225	Maramures	$569
226	Al Mahwit	$568
227	Hau Giang	$567
228	Dak Lak	$566
229	Al Hoceima	$562
230	Nis	$561
231	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
232	Cadiz	$542
233	Valcea	$542
234	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
235	Bac Giang	$536
236	Soc Trang	$535
237	Miragoane	$533
238	Bechar	$531
239	Menaka	$525
240	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
241	Karbala	$522
242	Lere	$516
243	Stavropol	$514
244	Yen Bai	$513
245	Kirklareli	$512
246	Hajjah	$507
247	Son La	$502
248	San Andres	$500
249	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
250	Sadah	$495
251	Dhaka	$489
252	Sale	$489
253	Corum	$484
254	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
255	Binh Dinh	$480
256	Oulmes	$480
257	Caaguazu	$478
258	Arta	$476
259	Dong Nai	$473
260	Lang Son	$470
261	Salar	$470
262	Kenitra	$467
263	Quang Tri	$466
264	Ayni	$465
265	Dong Thap	$463
266	Narino	$462
267	Maharashtra	$461
268	Quang Ninh	$453
269	Nam Dinh	$448
270	Ain Temouchent	$444
271	Thanh Hoa	$444
272	Sanaa	$443
273	MSila	$441
274	Binh Duong	$438
275	Homs	$436
276	Khemisset	$435
277	Medenine	$433
278	Ca Mau	$431
279	Kebili	$431
280	Thua Thien Hue	$431
281	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
282	Ain Defla	$426
283	Mazandaran	$426
284	Binh Thuan	$424
285	Tamba	$423
286	Jaen (Peru)	$422
287	Tetouan	$414
288	Al Bayda	$412
289	Ysyk-Kol	$411
290	Tebessa	$409
291	Bejaia	$405
292	Misratah	$399
293	Baghlan	$398
294	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
295	Daharia	$393
296	Al Bayda	$390
297	San Joaquin	$389
298	Tay Ninh	$389
299	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
300	Kien Giang	$381
301	Saida	$381
302	Gabes	$377
303	Kosice	$372
304	Sabha	$365
305	Bihar	$363
306	Kien Giang	$363
307	Quang Nam	$363
308	Samana	$360
309	Medea	$333
310	Ben Tre	$324
311	Naama	$302

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