Qatar
Compared with Australia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Australia = 1×
Qatar
vs
Australia
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.35× Australia.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Australia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Australia. A bar running right means Qatar is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Australia
Australia = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Australia
Australia = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Australia — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Qatar
A$6.97
QAR 17Australia
A$8.50
AUD 8.5
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.46Qatar
A$0.84
USD 0.576Australia
A$1.80
USD 1.239
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.40Qatar
A$0.82
USD 0.562Australia
A$2.06
USD 1.421
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.12Qatar
A$0.05
USD 0.032Australia
A$0.37
USD 0.259
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+43%
in AUD
It rose 31% in local currency, but 43% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.
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