Cost of living comparison
Doha is 74.1% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Doha instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
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
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 60.6% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
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