Cost of living comparison

Qatar

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 16.1% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Dakar
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Dakar
Childcare: pay 28.0% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Dakar

The cost of transportation and groceries in Dakar are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Dakar. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dakar.

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Dakar vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dakar instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Doha	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$5.12 F CFA3,014	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$11.10 F CFA6,530	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.22 F CFA721	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.87 F CFA515	+109.6%
Average			-7.5%

Doha vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Doha	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$0.73 F CFA427	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$8.68 F CFA5,107	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$9.67 F CFA5,691	+21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$2.47 F CFA1,453	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$4.08 F CFA2,404	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.45 F CFA856	+43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.86 F CFA505	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$1.32 F CFA775	+87.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.79 F CFA467	+42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.62 F CFA365	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.43 F CFA251	-4.4%
Average			+14.4%

Doha vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Doha	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$6.27 F CFA3,689	+193.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$76.82 F CFA45,206	+179.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$50,357.24 F CFA30M	+80.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$19.20 F CFA11,301	+4.4%
Average			+125.9%

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Doha	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$46.36 F CFA27,284	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$810.84 F CFA477K	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$431.19 F CFA254K	-63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$155.27 F CFA91,373	+138.0%
Average			-47.4%

Doha vs. Dakar - Cost of housing

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pay 28.0% less for childcare

	Doha	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$321.49 F CFA189K	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+8.3%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$2.56 F CFA1,507	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$3.37 F CFA1,984	-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$2.13 F CFA1,256	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$44.81 F CFA26,370	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$8.54 F CFA5,023	-30.9%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Doha	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$58.04 F CFA34,155	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$45.52 F CFA26,789	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$85.35 F CFA50,229	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$96.73 F CFA56,926	+13.3%
Average			-5.9%

Doha vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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