Qatar
Compared with Iceland, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Iceland = 1×
Qatar
vs
Iceland
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.24× Iceland.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Iceland = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Iceland. 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 Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Iceland
Iceland = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Qatar, Gasoline 1L costs 0.3× what it does in Iceland — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.33Qatar
ISK 73
USD 0.576Iceland
ISK 218
USD 1.727
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.30Qatar
ISK 71
USD 0.562Iceland
ISK 237
USD 1.878
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.18Qatar
ISK 4
USD 0.032Iceland
ISK 22
USD 0.179
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
+35%
in ISK
It rose 31% in local currency, but 35% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.
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