PhilippinesPhilippines

Qatar

Compared with Philippines, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PhilippinesPhilippines = 1×

QatarQatar vs PhilippinesPhilippines
Overall verdict

QatarQatar is about 0.48× PhilippinesPhilippines.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PhilippinesPhilippines = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Philippines. 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 PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines = 1× QatarQatar is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.64
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.44
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.15

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

In Qatar, Big Mac costs 1.6× what it does in Philippines — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.2×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.64
    QatarQatar ₱277.69 QAR 17
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱169.00 PHP 169
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.45
    QatarQatar ₱34.64 USD 0.562
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱77.73 USD 1.261
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.44
    QatarQatar ₱35.51 USD 0.576
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱81.49 USD 1.322
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.15
    QatarQatar ₱1.93 USD 0.032
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱12.58 USD 0.209
    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
+54%
in PHP

It rose 31% in local currency, but 54% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.