Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 42.8% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$14.00
FCFA8,440
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$8.94
FCFA5,388
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$2.09
FCFA1,263
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.50
FCFA903
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.53
FCFA925
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$4.61
FCFA2,781
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$7.14
FCFA4,308
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$3.52
FCFA2,122
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.22
FCFA1,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.44
FCFA867
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.03
FCFA620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$2.29
FCFA1,379
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.31
FCFA789
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$1.33
FCFA800
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$1.29
FCFA780
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$5.17
FCFA3,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$21.74
FCFA13,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,234,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$20.24
FCFA12,203
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$156.50
FCFA94,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$1,030.70
FCFA621,434
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$381.29
FCFA229,887
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$456.95
FCFA275,507
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$214.14
FCFA129,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,074,907
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$2.85
FCFA1,719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$4.18
FCFA2,522
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$3.50
FCFA2,110
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$75.25
FCFA45,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$10.00
FCFA6,029
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$35.42
FCFA21,354
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$35.56
FCFA21,437
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$92.22
FCFA55,603
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$90.00
FCFA54,263
|
|
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