Qatar
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Qatar
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.32× Hong Kong.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Big Mac costs 1.5× what it does in Hong Kong — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.46Qatar
HK$36.41
QAR 17Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.17Qatar
HK$0.25
USD 0.032Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.14Qatar
HK$4.52
USD 0.576Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.13Qatar
HK$4.41
USD 0.562Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
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
+31%
in HKD
It rose 31% in local currency, but 31% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.
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