Cost of living comparison
Doha is 54.7% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Doha instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
$8.22
QAR29.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
$7.53
QAR27.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.90
QAR3.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.57
QAR5.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
$5.74
QAR20.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
$7.99
QAR29.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
$3.84
QAR14.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA641
|
$0.86
QAR3.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.71
QAR2.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA622
|
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA555
|
$0.61
QAR2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA341
|
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
$2.14
QAR7.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
$32.87
QAR119.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,886.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
$19.72
QAR71.90
|
|
pay 84.3% more for housing
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
$87.95
QAR320.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,724.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,696.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
$75.85
QAR276.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
$797.97
QAR2,909.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,961.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
$5.26
QAR19.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
$6.57
QAR23.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
$117.97
QAR430.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$12.32
QAR44.94
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
$61.12
QAR222.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
$55.31
QAR201.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
$96.92
QAR353.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
$94.98
QAR346.31
|
|
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