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QR 31

India: cost of household spending that costs QR 100 in Qatar, 2024

QR 100 of Qatar household spending costs QR 31 in India, QR 48 in the Philippines, 2024

In 2024, spending that costs QR 100 in Qatar costs QR 31 in India and QR 115 in the UK, at market exchange rates. Category figures are from 2021.

Updated 16 October 2026 · Data 2021-2024

Salaries

1.7 times

Banks: Qatari employees' average compensation as a multiple of non-Qatari employees', 2022

Qatari employees' average pay is 1.7 to 12.3 times non-Qatari pay, by sector

Qatari average monthly pay is 1.7 times non-Qatari pay in banks and 12.3 times in business services (2022). Qatari employees are 1.3% of employees across 11 sectors.

Updated 16 October 2026 · Data 2021-2022

Cost of living

QR 92

UAE cost of household spending that costs QR 100 in Qatar, 2024

Qatar is pricier than the UAE: what costs QR 100 in Qatar costs QR 92 in the UAE, 2024

At market exchange rates, household spending that costs QR 100 in Qatar costs QR 92 in the UAE and QR 64 in Oman in 2024, on World Bank price levels.

Updated 16 October 2026 · Data 2021-2024

Cost of living

items that rose more than 0.5% from 2020 to 2023

32 of 53 survey prices in Qatar rose from 2020 to 2023; the median was +5.9%

The official price survey stops at 2023. Of 53 items priced in both 2020 and 2023, 32 rose, 13 fell and 8 stayed flat.

Updated 15 October 2026 · Data 2020-2023