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Cost of living and expenses in Qatar
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Qatar?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Qatar, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Qatar
(The last update: today)
Currency in Qatar Qatari rial (QAR). For 10 US dollars you can get 36.6 Qatari rials. For 100 US dollars you can get 366 Qatari rials. And the other way around: For 10 Qatari rials you can get 2.73 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Qatar
What are the different prices in the cities in Qatar? Look here: Prices in cities in Qatar
Prices: Doha Al Wakrah Ar-ruways Dukhan The Pearl-Qatar Al Rayyan Khor Al Khuwayr Al Murrah Al Shamal City (Madīnat ash Shamāl)
fees
$101 ($68 - $178)
by half less than in United States
internet
$88 ($68 - $109)
23% more than in United States
jeans
$61 ($22 - $123)
16% more than in United States
average earnings
$4.03K
12% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$1.57K ($1.09K - $2.46K)
12% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$1.99K ($1.37K - $3.28K)
18% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Qatar:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.55 (QAR 2)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $38 (QAR 140)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.57 (QAR 2.1)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $21.9K (QAR 80K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $1.57K (QAR 5.76K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $1.02K (QAR 3.71K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $2.93K (QAR 10.7K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.99K (QAR 7.27K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $101 (QAR 368)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $88 (QAR 321)
- numb_34 $47 (QAR 170)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $61 (QAR 222)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $46 (QAR 169)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $87 (QAR 318)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $91 (QAR 331)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $20K (QAR 73.1K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $753 (QAR 2.75K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $5.22K (QAR 19.1K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $11.1K (QAR 40.7K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $3.78K (QAR 13.8K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $4.03K (QAR 14.7K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.7%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.2 (QAR 8)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $2.2 (QAR 8)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $12.3 (QAR 45)
Price changes in previous years in Qatar
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $6.75K(QAR 24.7K), 2012: $4.32K(QAR 15.8K), 2015: $5.13K(QAR 18.8K), 2016: $4.25K(QAR 15.6K), 2017: $4.27K(QAR 15.6K), and 2018: $4.44K(QAR 16.2K)
Have earnings increased in Qatar?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $4.05K(QAR 14.8K), 2011: $4.02K(QAR 14.7K), 2012: $5.92K(QAR 21.6K), 2013: $3.75K(QAR 13.7K), 2014: $3.46K(QAR 12.6K), 2015: $3.47K(QAR 12.7K), 2016: $3.07K(QAR 11.2K), 2017: $3.28K(QAR 12K), and 2018: $3.28K(QAR 12K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $81(QAR 297), 2011: $129(QAR 470), 2012: $86(QAR 315), 2013: $55(QAR 203), 2014: $60(QAR 218), 2015: $78(QAR 287), 2016: $72(QAR 264), 2017: $74(QAR 272), and 2018: $68(QAR 247)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $88(QAR 322), 2011: $93(QAR 341), 2012: $100(QAR 366), 2013: $92(QAR 337), 2014: $85(QAR 310), 2015: $72(QAR 262), 2016: $70(QAR 254), 2017: $72(QAR 262), and 2018: $85(QAR 310)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Qatar in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2011: $74(QAR 269), 2012: $85(QAR 312), 2013: $87(QAR 320), 2014: $110(QAR 402), 2015: $81(QAR 297), 2016: $66(QAR 243), 2017: $59(QAR 214), and 2018: $60(QAR 220)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.94 ($0.68 - $2.2)
62% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$1.2 ($0.82 - $1.9)
75% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$8.2 ($3.3 - $17.8)
by half less than in United States
internet
$88 ($68 - $109)
23% more than in United States
bread
$1.5 ($0.55 - $2.7)
by half less than in United States
bananas
$1.5 ($1.1 - $2.7)
8.3% is less expensive than in United States