Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Qatar

Qatar vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 53.0% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 10.6% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Qatar

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

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Qatar vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Chad	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA5,023	$6.49 QAR23.79	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.14 QAR26.13
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.84 QAR3.08	-1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA502	$0.35 QAR1.29	-58.7%
Average			-27.9%

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.6% less for groceries

	Chad	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA201	$1.38 QAR5.06	+304.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,005	$3.99 QAR14.63	+133.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA8,049	$7.97 QAR29.21	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,205	$3.27 QAR11.97	+59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,823	$3.56 QAR13.02	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,253	$0.93 QAR3.41	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA570	$0.76 QAR2.77	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA684	$0.68 QAR2.48	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA653	$0.54 QAR2.00	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.39 QAR1.44	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA425	$0.39 QAR1.43	-46.0%
Average			-10.6%

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Chad	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,852	$2.14 QAR7.82	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$23.33 QAR85.44	-72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	+137.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,260	$17.58 QAR64.40	+357.8%
Average			-18.1%

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Chad	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA251K	$86.45 QAR316.63	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA1M	$1,433.67 QAR5,251.26	-16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$856.18 QAR3,135.99	+903.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,205	$65.24 QAR238.97	+99.9%
Average			+140.3%

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$670.94 QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA753	$11.34 QAR41.55	+786.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA502	$5.19 QAR19.02	+508.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA578	$5.67 QAR20.77	+477.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$119.62 QAR438.15
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.43 QAR41.88
Average			+599.9%

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Chad	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA15,069	$44.75 QAR163.90	+74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA20,091	$42.52 QAR155.75	+24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA25,114	$98.38 QAR360.34	+130.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA50,229	$79.08 QAR289.64	-7.4%
Average			+46.8%

Chad vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing

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