Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.9 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Benin, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
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