Qatar
Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Portugal = 1×
Qatar
vs
Portugal
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.18× Portugal.
Average across 2 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Portugal = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Portugal. 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 Portugal
Portugal = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
Portugal
Portugal = 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 Portugal — 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.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.26Qatar
€0.51
USD 0.576Portugal
€1.97
USD 2.248
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.25Qatar
€0.49
USD 0.562Portugal
€1.96
USD 2.235
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.13Qatar
€0.03
USD 0.032Portugal
€0.21
USD 0.239
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
+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.
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