Cost of Living Comparison Between Lusail and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Lusail and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Lusail is 38% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lusail is 42.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 11.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7 QAR 25.47
$17.41 €15.03
-59.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$54.7 QAR 199
$68.7 €59.3
-20.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.94 QAR 25.25
$13.71 €11.84
-49.38%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$11.57 QAR 42.13
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$10.79 QAR 39.26
-
-
Cappuccino
$5.15 QAR 18.75
$2.78 €2.4
85.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 QAR 2.87
$2.8 €2.42
-71.79%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 QAR 1.12
$1.98 €1.71
-84.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.43 €3.83
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.53 €3.91
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.12 QAR 7.73
$1.24 €1.07
70.97%
White Bread (500g)
$1.61 QAR 5.88
$2.03 €1.75
-20.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 QAR 4.85
$1.98 €1.71
-32.83%
Eggs
$2.57 QAR 9.35
$3.46 €2.99
-25.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.5 QAR 41.88
$18.32 €15.82
-37.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.91 QAR 28.79
$9.82 €8.47
-19.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.52 QAR 38.29
$19.24 €16.61
-45.32%
Apples (1kg)
$1.99 QAR 7.26
$2.61 €2.25
-23.75%
Banana (1kg)
$1.56 QAR 5.66
$2.34 €2.02
-33.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.55 QAR 5.66
$2.11 €1.82
-26.54%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.54 QAR 1.95
$2.77 €2.39
-80.51%
Potato (1kg)
$0.56 QAR 2.05
$2.04 €1.76
-72.55%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 QAR 1.94
$1.77 €1.53
-70.06%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 QAR 5.06
$1.5 €1.3
-7.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.45 QAR 1.65
$0.85 €0.73
-47.06%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$8.13 QAR 29.61
-
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Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.83 QAR 6.65
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 QAR 10.64
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.28 QAR 22.85
$7 €6.04
-10.29%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$7.13 €6.16
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.43 €1.24
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.29 €1.98
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🚌 Getting Around
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$3.02 €2.6
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$28.97 €25.01
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.23 QAR 8.13
$4.59 €3.96
-51.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.22 QAR 8.08
$2.02 €1.74
9.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.69 QAR 49.84
$29.56 €25.53
-53.69%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.59 QAR 2.15
$1.81 €1.56
-67.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23K QAR 83.8K
$38.4K €33.1K
-40.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.8K QAR 75.6K
$32.4K €28K
-35.87%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$91.9 QAR 335
$190 €164
-51.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$37.96 QAR 138
$22.18 €19.15
71.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$85.6 QAR 311
$36.37 €31.4
135.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$57.4 €49.55
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$20.95 €18.09
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Cinema Ticket
$12.31 QAR 44.81
$10.8 €9.33
13.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$790 QAR 2,876
$732 €632
7.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.6K QAR 42.4K
$15.1K €13.1K
-22.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$63.1 QAR 230
$86.8 €74.9
-27.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.6 QAR 199
$36.78 €31.76
48.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 QAR 370
$102 €88.2
-0.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.7 QAR 326
$117 €101
-23.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,067 QAR 7,526
$1,581 €1,365
30.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,356 QAR 4,936
$1,230 €1,062
10.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$4,761 QAR 17.3K
$2,707 €2,337
75.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,287 QAR 12K
$2,028 €1,751
62.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$6,602 €5,700
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$5,045 €4,356
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Lusail
Barcelona
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,382 QAR 5,030
$2,198 €1,898
-37.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.08
3.39
79.35%

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Last update for Lusail: October 27, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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