NetherlandsNetherlands

Qatar

Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NetherlandsNetherlands = 1×

QatarQatar vs NetherlandsNetherlands
Overall verdict

QatarQatar is about 0.16× NetherlandsNetherlands.

Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NetherlandsNetherlands = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Netherlands. 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 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands = 1× QatarQatar is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.22
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.11

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Qatar, Diesel 1L costs 0.2× what it does in Netherlands — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.23
    QatarQatar €0.49 USD 0.562
    NetherlandsNetherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.22
    QatarQatar €0.51 USD 0.576
    NetherlandsNetherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.11
    QatarQatar €0.03 USD 0.032
    NetherlandsNetherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Qatar

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+31%
in QAR
13 → 17
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+33%
in EUR

It rose 31% in local currency, but 33% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.