Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,261
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,777
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA487
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA425
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA408
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,438
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,261
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,311
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,307
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA788
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA250
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA461
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA393
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,134
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,085,350
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,043
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,960
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA439,574
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA198,078
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA72,031
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,728
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,909,009
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA603
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,532
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,782
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,282
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,491
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA41,049
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,145
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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