Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
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Botswana
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
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