Cost of living comparison
Doha is 52.8% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Doha instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 86.4% more for housing
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
|
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