Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 37.1% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.71
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.37
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.00
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.28
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 75.9% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.52
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.01
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR26.98
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.12
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.97
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.62
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.55
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR73,961.31
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.68
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 98.9% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR304.52
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,141.92
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,400.79
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.23
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,794.53
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,715.11
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.56
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.62
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR482.76
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.02
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.47
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.06
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR328.43
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR263.80
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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