Cost of living comparison
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Qatar vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary
Qatar is 68.5% more expensive than Ghana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.8% less in Qatar
- Groceries
-
pay 22.0% less in Qatar
- Transportation
-
pay 8.8% more in Qatar
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Qatar
- Childcare
-
pay 41.0% more in Qatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Qatar
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Qatar
The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Qatar are more expensive than in Ghana. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Qatar. Notably, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Qatar.
Qatar vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Qatar instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.07
GHS71.09
|
$6.49
QAR23.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.34
GHS121.02
|
$7.14
QAR26.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
GHS12.08
|
$0.84
QAR3.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
GHS3.89
|
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
GHS18.75
|
$1.38
QAR5.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
GHS42.22
|
$3.99
QAR14.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.84
GHS126.97
|
$7.97
QAR29.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS28.27
|
$3.27
QAR11.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
GHS26.19
|
$3.56
QAR13.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
GHS13.95
|
$0.93
QAR3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
GHS7.75
|
$0.76
QAR2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
GHS8.41
|
$0.68
QAR2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
GHS16.07
|
$0.54
QAR2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
GHS13.77
|
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS11.87
|
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
GHS52.83
|
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.70
GHS394.55
|
$23.33
QAR85.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS93,663.96
|
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.45
GHS110.61
|
$17.58
QAR64.40
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of transportation
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.08
GHS644.88
|
$86.45
QAR316.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$402.26
GHS4,709.69
|
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.60
GHS2,032.46
|
$856.18
QAR3,135.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.88
GHS572.25
|
$65.24
QAR238.97
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of housing
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.68
GHS4,269.63
|
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,885.07
GHS104K
|
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of childcare
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
GHS23.22
|
$11.34
QAR41.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
GHS41.07
|
$5.19
QAR19.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
GHS18.16
|
$5.67
QAR20.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.32
GHS483.78
|
$119.62
QAR438.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
GHS132.07
|
$11.43
QAR41.88
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.69
GHS160.29
|
$44.75
QAR163.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.35
GHS203.10
|
$42.52
QAR155.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.24
GHS447.74
|
$98.38
QAR360.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.55
GHS533.26
|
$79.08
QAR289.64
|
|
Ghana vs. Qatar - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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