Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.7 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Chad, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
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