Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 4.6 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
pay 10.4 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
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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