Cost of living comparison
Doha is 50.4% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Doha instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
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