SingaporeSingapore

Qatar

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SingaporeSingapore = 1×

QatarQatar vs SingaporeSingapore
Overall verdict

QatarQatar is about 0.29× SingaporeSingapore.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SingaporeSingapore = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Singapore. 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 SingaporeSingapore Singapore = 1× QatarQatar is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.81
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.23
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.14

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

In Qatar, Big Mac costs 0.8× what it does in Singapore — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.81
    QatarQatar S$6.02 QAR 17
    SingaporeSingapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.25
    QatarQatar S$0.75 USD 0.576
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.21
    QatarQatar S$0.73 USD 0.562
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
    QatarQatar S$0.04 USD 0.032
    SingaporeSingapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
    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
+23%
in SGD

It rose 31% in local currency, but 23% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Qatar's inflation.