Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 97.9% more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
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pay 55.8% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$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) | ?? |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.65
QAR263.80
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