Qatar
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Singapore = 1×
Overall verdict
Qatar is about 0.29×
Singapore.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Singapore = 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
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Qatar is pricier →
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.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.81
Qatar S$6.02 QAR 17
Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.25
Qatar S$0.75 USD 0.576
Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.21
Qatar S$0.73 USD 0.562
Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.14
Qatar S$0.04 USD 0.032
Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
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
+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.