The Pearl-Qatar
- Population
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- Prices for
- Sep 2026
One person needs about $3,022 a month in The Pearl-Qatar, rent included: 49% less than in New York. The average net salary is $7,312 a month.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for The Pearl-Qatar; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.
- Purchasing power25%90
- Safetycountry20%67
- Health carecountry15%62
- Climate10%No data
- Air qualitycountry10%45
- Connectivitycountry10%55
- Cost10%8
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Livability rank in Qatar
- #4
- Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
- #3,365
What it costs
US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.
Prices
55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.
Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).
| Item | The Pearl-Qatar | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $7.87 | $25.00 | −69% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $72.11 | $140 | −48% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $8.23 | $14.00 | −41% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $12.20 | $8.00 | +52% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $13.57 | $10.00 | +36% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $5.48 | $6.37 | −14% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $0.96 | $3.80 | −75% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $0.43 | $2.89 | −85% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $1.57 | $1.36 | +15% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $1.43 | $4.68 | −69% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | $1.95 | $6.97 | −72% |
| Eggs (12) | $2.51 | $5.73 | −56% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $6.86 | $17.38 | −61% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $8.18 | $15.11 | −46% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $11.28 | $17.77 | −37% |
| Apples (1 kg) | $2.21 | $6.11 | −64% |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $1.82 | $2.20 | −17% |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $1.54 | $5.77 | −73% |
| Tomato (1 kg) | $1.24 | $6.25 | −80% |
| Potato (1 kg) | $0.97 | $3.47 | −72% |
| Onion (1 kg) | $0.89 | $4.17 | −79% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | $1.41 | $2.72 | −48% |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $0.53 | $2.50 | −79% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $9.60 | $20.00 | −52% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $1.88 | $3.21 | −41% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $2.26 | $3.96 | −43% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $6.44 | $19.00 | −66% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $0.55 | $3.00 | −82% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | $31.53 | $140 | −77% |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | $1.92 | $3.00 | −36% |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | $0.55 | $2.18 | −75% |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | $9.60 | $42.00 | −77% |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $0.56 | $1.10 | −49% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | $15,765 | $35,458 | −56% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | $14,800 | $25,309 | −42% |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | — | — | — |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | $31.53 | $73.50 | −57% |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $74.43 | $71.93 | +3% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | $175 | $126 | +39% |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | $37.01 | $62.38 | −41% |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $11.65 | $23.00 | −49% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | $684 | $3,366 | −80% |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | $9,955 | $60,589 | −84% |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $58.26 | $72.80 | −20% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $49.81 | $53.22 | −6% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $78.54 | $118 | −33% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $87.74 | $125 | −30% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $2,163 | $4,417 | −51% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $1,736 | $3,033 | −43% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | $4,296 | $9,242 | −54% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | $3,016 | $5,461 | −45% |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | $7,373 | $18,759 | −61% |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | $5,450 | $6,523 | −16% |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | $7,312 | $5,178 | +41% |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | 4.29% | 6.49% | −2.2 pts |
Three years of prices
Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.
Show the monthly values
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | — | $2,163 | $7,312 |
| Jul 2026 | — | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 42.9 | $2,287 | $7,319 |
| Apr 2026 | 41.9 | $2,286 | $7,315 |
| Mar 2026 | 41.9 | $2,287 | $7,319 |
| Feb 2026 | 42.0 | $2,288 | $7,322 |
| Jan 2026 | 41.3 | $2,287 | $7,318 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.8 | $2,287 | $7,320 |
| Nov 2025 | 43.1 | $2,256 | $7,318 |
| Oct 2025 | 43.1 | $2,258 | $7,324 |
| Sep 2025 | 43.1 | $2,257 | $7,321 |
| Aug 2025 | 43.6 | $2,258 | $7,324 |
| Jul 2025 | 43.9 | $2,259 | $7,327 |
| May 2025 | 43.8 | $2,253 | $7,307 |
| Apr 2025 | 43.4 | $2,258 | $7,324 |
| Mar 2025 | 43.7 | $2,255 | $7,314 |
| Feb 2025 | 44.0 | $2,237 | $7,254 |
| Jan 2025 | 44.4 | $2,258 | $7,324 |
| Dec 2024 | 44.6 | $2,247 | $7,286 |
| Nov 2024 | 45.0 | $2,259 | $7,325 |
| Oct 2024 | 45.5 | $2,259 | $7,326 |
| Sep 2024 | 45.7 | $2,256 | $7,317 |
| Aug 2024 | 45.4 | $2,250 | $7,298 |
| Jul 2024 | 45.9 | $2,256 | $7,318 |
| Jun 2024 | 46.0 | $2,258 | $7,322 |
| May 2024 | 45.8 | $2,254 | $7,309 |
| Apr 2024 | 45.5 | $2,258 | $7,322 |
| Mar 2024 | 46.2 | $2,257 | $7,318 |
| Feb 2024 | 49.9 | $2,442 | $7,325 |
| Jan 2024 | 49.5 | $2,433 | $7,300 |
| Dec 2023 | 50.9 | $2,442 | $7,325 |
| Nov 2023 | 51.1 | $2,441 | $7,322 |
| Oct 2023 | 51.1 | $2,441 | $7,324 |
Safety
Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.
Country-level: the livability score uses Qatar's safety figure
No crime survey has been published for The Pearl-Qatar yet.
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for The Pearl-Qatar. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
Numbeo has not ranked The Pearl-Qatar on quality of life.
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
No monthly climate normals for The Pearl-Qatar yet.
- Annual mean
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- Warmest month
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- Coldest month
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- Rain a year
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- HumidityRelative, annual mean
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- SunshineSolar energy per day
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- Clear-sky daysA year
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- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
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Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Country-level estimateNo air-quality readings for The Pearl-Qatar.
Internet
Qatar median; city not listed- Upload
- 185Mbps, fixed
- Latency
- 4ms, fixed
- Mobile download
- 536Mbps
- Mobile latency
- 20ms
Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.
Housing
- Price to income
- 4.4Years of income, 90 m² flat
- Price to rent
- 14.9Years of rent, centre
- Rental yield
- 6.7%Gross, centre
- Mortgage rate
- 4.29%20-year fixed
- 80 m² in the centre
- 6.7Years of net salary
Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.
Cities like The Pearl-Qatar
In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.
About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- Medium confidence
- Contributors
- 5Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- Sep 20261 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 10 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 98%1 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Not matched to coordinates yet
- Index rebuilt
- 24 Sept 2026