Qatar real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Average price: $2,874 / m²
- 12-month price change (USD): 8%
- Transaction cost: 4.3%
- Bubble-risk band: elevated
- Price basis: national average
Residential property in Qatar averages $2,874 per square metre, +8% in dollar terms over the last twelve months. That makes it the 48th most expensive of the 83 markets in the set.
What a buyer pays in Qatar
The $2,874 figure is a national average across all residential property types, which flattens a wide spread — the capital typically runs far above it and small towns far below. Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 4.3% of the price here. On a 100 m² apartment at the average price that is roughly $12,358 on top of the $287,400 purchase price. That is below the 10.2% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even.
What it earns
We publish a price for Qatar but no rental yield. No public rent figure exists for this market at the same geographic level and from the same source as the price, and we do not estimate one: a yield built from two unrelated sources would describe no real property.
How the tax works. 0%: under Income Tax Law 24/2018 rent received by an individual is not taxable when that person carries on no taxable activity in Qatar, and letting one home long-term is not such an activity; there is no municipal or housing levy on residential rent either. A non-resident's gain on selling property may be taxed at 10% — that concerns the sale, not the rent. Source: PwC Qatar.
How stretched the price looks in Qatar
Glopra’s bubble-risk score for Qatar is 66 out of 100 — elevated risk. Of the 58 markets scored, 20 read higher. It combines the deviation from trend, price-to-income and the pace of recent growth — a warning light, not a forecast. This is a simplified reading: fewer than three index components are available for this market, so treat it as indicative rather than comparable with fully scored markets.
Who can buy in Qatar
Freehold in designated zones; 99-year lease elsewhere. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Qatar is built from recorded transaction prices. It was last refreshed on 2026-09-13. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way; a figure that fails our checks is suppressed, not guessed.
Sources: Knight Frank Qatar Q1 2026 via Zawya · zawya.com · valustrat.com · globalpropertyguide.com. Snapshot: 2026-09-13.