Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.1 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
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