Why Are things so pricy in Qatar?

Saurabh7
By Saurabh7

Why are the prices of many gadgets WAY higher than the priced mentioned in the official sites?

I see Macbooks and laptops for a good price online , but their official dealers charge about double the price!
Why is it like that?

By Saurabh7• 24 Apr 2009 14:08
Rating: 4/5
Saurabh7

Well I did fine simple electronics like iPods and external hard drives cheaper in Dubai when I visited. But still, Qatar is still expensive compared to the US.

By shyams• 24 Apr 2009 13:39
Rating: 5/5
shyams

As a matter of fact, I found electronics and laptops in Dubai to be 10-20% expensive than Qatar rates, I thought Dubai is cheaper until i checked it personally.

secondly, I dont understand why the stuffs are expensive here almost double than that of US rates... i shop online for that matter. come to think of it, in US for a item we pay tax but Qatar is tax free country. inspite of this fact the price is double in Qatar, strange but true. could someone throw sensible light on this.. cheers...

By Saurabh7• 24 Apr 2009 13:27
Saurabh7

Dubai is cheaper than Qatar. How come?

By ali8508• 23 Apr 2009 16:37
ali8508

If you comparing between the GCC countries the highest price in general stuff is here in Qatar I do not know why?

By stealth• 21 Apr 2009 18:53
Rating: 4/5
stealth

there are some things much cheaper here in Doha than in States.

If you are too worried about the price, buy online.

By Saurabh7• 21 Apr 2009 18:34
Saurabh7

But the price is literally TWICE of that in the US! Thats a bit shocking.

A laptop I configured online came to about 8,000Qrs but when I asked the outlet here, they told me it costs 16,000Qrs!

Seriously, 8,000Qrs more??

By anonymous• 21 Apr 2009 18:18
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Business is business... SELLING PRICE = PURCHASE COST + IMPORT COST + % OF STORE RENTAL + TAX + MARKUP..

By baldrick2dogs• 21 Apr 2009 18:10
Rating: 4/5
baldrick2dogs

Captive market! You are perfect free however to shop online :o)

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