Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 2.0 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$7.40
QAR26.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$6.72
QAR24.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.44
QAR5.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$4.71
QAR17.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$7.39
QAR26.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$2.70
QAR9.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$3.20
QAR11.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.88
QAR3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.52
QAR1.90
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$2.15
QAR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$45.70
QAR166.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$20,343.91
QAR74,072.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$10.21
QAR37.19
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$87.54
QAR318.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$1,492.84
QAR5,435.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$1,212.87
QAR4,416.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$60.59
QAR220.60
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$691.86
QAR2,519.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$10,875.73
QAR39,598.53
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$16.79
QAR61.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$4.71
QAR17.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$6.32
QAR23.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$131.32
QAR478.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$11.79
QAR42.93
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$73.11
QAR266.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$46.32
QAR168.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$75.56
QAR275.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$74.30
QAR270.53
|
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