Cost of living comparison
compared to
Benin vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary
Benin is 41.5% cheaper than Qatar overall.
Benin vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Benin instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.49
QAR23.79
|
$5.12
F CFA3,014
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
QAR26.13
|
$9.39
F CFA5,525
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
QAR3.08
|
$1.02
F CFA603
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.91
F CFA536
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.8% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
QAR5.06
|
$1.22
F CFA716
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
QAR14.63
|
$4.69
F CFA2,763
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
QAR29.21
|
$11.42
F CFA6,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
QAR11.97
|
$2.73
F CFA1,607
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
QAR13.02
|
$2.44
F CFA1,435
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
QAR3.41
|
$1.86
F CFA1,094
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
QAR2.77
|
$0.83
F CFA486
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
QAR2.48
|
$0.59
F CFA349
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR2.00
|
$1.20
F CFA707
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
$0.58
F CFA342
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.77
F CFA456
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - Cost of groceries
pay 67.9% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$4.61
F CFA2,711
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.33
QAR85.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.58
QAR64.40
|
$12.29
F CFA7,233
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - Cost of transportation
pay 76.1% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.45
QAR316.63
|
$48.37
F CFA28,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
|
$179.24
F CFA105K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$856.18
QAR3,135.99
|
$166.43
F CFA97,946
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.24
QAR238.97
|
$113.13
F CFA66,577
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - Cost of housing
pay 66.4% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
|
$130.87
F CFA77,017
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
|
$5,547.83
F CFA3M
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - Cost of childcare
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.34
QAR41.55
|
$0.85
F CFA502
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
QAR19.02
|
$5.12
F CFA3,014
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
QAR20.77
|
$3.41
F CFA2,009
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.62
QAR438.15
|
$48.37
F CFA28,463
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
QAR41.88
|
$8.54
F CFA5,023
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 44.4% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.75
QAR163.90
|
$25.61
F CFA15,069
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.52
QAR155.75
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.38
QAR360.34
|
$34.14
F CFA20,091
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.08
QAR289.64
|
$68.28
F CFA40,183
|
|
Qatar vs. Benin - 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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