Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 12.2% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.0% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 39.0% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 76.9% less in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 32.1% less in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, groceries, and housing are lower in Qatar. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Qatar.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,713
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,070
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,178
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA943
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,650
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,767
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA9,813
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,074
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,352
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA428
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA428
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,710
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,283
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,069
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,497
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 76.9% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,352
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,369.96
QAR74,268.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,144,974
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,385,803
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$769.65
QAR2,806.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.14
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,650
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,414
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,357
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$132.96
QAR484.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.01
QAR167.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
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