Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 38.5% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
$6.53
QAR23.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
$6.16
QAR22.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA943
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
$4.13
QAR15.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
$7.43
QAR27.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
$2.55
QAR9.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
$3.61
QAR13.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA761
|
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA733
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA662
|
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
$2.14
QAR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
$34.58
QAR126.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
$20,369.96
QAR74,269.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
$15.89
QAR57.92
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
$83.87
QAR305.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
$1,691.57
QAR6,167.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
$1,212.04
QAR4,419.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
$73.87
QAR269.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
$769.65
QAR2,806.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
$10,662.67
QAR38,876.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
$10.96
QAR39.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
$4.29
QAR15.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
$6.50
QAR23.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
$132.96
QAR484.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$11.30
QAR41.19
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
$51.36
QAR187.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
$46.01
QAR167.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
$90.45
QAR329.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
$72.65
QAR264.90
|
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