Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 68.5% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Mali, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$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) | ?? |
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$82.86
QAR302.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,531.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$67.03
QAR244.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$747.12
QAR2,723.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,930.81
QAR39,852.83
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$12.36
QAR45.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$132.12
QAR481.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Qatar
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.02
QAR218.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.36
QAR325.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.32
QAR322.00
|
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