Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 88.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,716
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA823
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA892
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,143
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,158
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,135
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,960
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA902
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,449
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,488,932
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,295
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 64.9% more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,865
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA531,526
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,628
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,447
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,585
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,343,472
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,675
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,543
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA36,007
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,836
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,150
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,294
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,265
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
|
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