Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.5 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,516
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,308
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,241
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,931
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,492
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,613
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,612
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,278
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,089
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF876
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,668
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,460
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,480
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,528
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$45.70
QAR166.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,611,872
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,067.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,822
|
$10.21
QAR37.18
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,370
|
$87.54
QAR318.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF620,548
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,429
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,415.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,636
|
$60.59
QAR220.59
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,378,995
|
$691.86
QAR2,518.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,474,886
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,596.20
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,655
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,205
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,895
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,160
|
$131.32
QAR478.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$11.79
QAR42.92
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,950
|
$73.11
QAR266.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,849
|
$46.32
QAR168.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,900
|
$75.56
QAR275.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,219
|
$74.30
QAR270.52
|
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