Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.6 times more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,026.27
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN6,886.44
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN437.79
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN291.49
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,295.48
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN1,909.00
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN11,431.43
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,305.38
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,078.37
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN1,944.10
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN861.25
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN649.04
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN877.34
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN960.42
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN747.00
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,686.90
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN28,653.56
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN18,107,642.09
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN11,573.15
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN49,942.97
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,006,182.86
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN511,594.01
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN19,421.13
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN101,278.85
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,460,786.90
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN923.14
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,314.90
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,181.88
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN30,304.44
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN7,201.61
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nigeria
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN20,731.29
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN27,808.47
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN57,902.05
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN74,845.13
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
|
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