Qatar vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 95.3% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.9% more in Qatar
Groceries
pay 20.1% less in Qatar
Transportation
pay 45.4% less in Qatar
Housing
pay 5.1 times more in Qatar
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.2 times more in Qatar

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Qatar are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

Qatar vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qatar instead of Burundi, you would:

pay 27.9% more for restaurants

 
Burundi
Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
BIF11,550
$6.49
QAR23.79
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.81
BIF11,428
$7.14
QAR26.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
BIF5,270
$0.84
QAR3.08

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

 
Burundi
Qatar
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
BIF6,015
$1.38
QAR5.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.16
BIF12,483
$3.99
QAR14.63
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
BIF11,384
$7.97
QAR29.21

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

 
Burundi
Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.04
BIF15,121
$2.14
QAR7.82
Monthly public transit pass $30.09
BIF90,222
$23.33
QAR85.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,978.05
QAR102K

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

 
Burundi
Qatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$67.62
BIF203K
$86.45
QAR316.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.02
BIF1M
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $90.78
BIF272K
$856.18
QAR3,135.99

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Burundi
Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $99.93
BIF300K
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,992.86
BIF30M
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
BIF6,503
$11.34
QAR41.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
BIF9,076
$5.19
QAR19.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.67
QAR20.77

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
Qatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $44.75
QAR163.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $42.52
QAR155.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $98.38
QAR360.34

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