Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 54.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,802
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF163
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,026
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,463
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,171
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,993
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF318
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF182
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF227
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF193
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF129
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF156
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,042
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.83
QAR145.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,428.50
QAR74,480.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,505
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,630
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF243,578
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF119,087
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,375
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF30,030
|
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF360,362
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
|
pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,101
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF425
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,352
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,503
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF6,006
|
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,254
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF21,021
|
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,514
|
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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