Cost of living comparison
compared to
Chad vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary
Chad is 34.7% cheaper than Qatar overall.
Chad vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Chad instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.49
QAR23.79
|
$8.54
FCFA5,023
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
QAR26.13
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
QAR3.08
|
$0.85
FCFA502
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$0.85
FCFA502
|
|
Qatar vs. Chad - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
QAR5.06
|
$0.34
FCFA201
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
QAR14.63
|
$1.71
FCFA1,005
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.97
QAR29.21
|
$13.68
FCFA8,049
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
QAR11.97
|
$2.05
FCFA1,205
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
QAR13.02
|
$3.10
FCFA1,823
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
QAR3.41
|
$2.13
FCFA1,253
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
QAR2.77
|
$0.97
FCFA570
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
QAR2.48
|
$1.16
FCFA684
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR2.00
|
$1.11
FCFA653
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.44
|
$0.72
FCFA425
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.72
FCFA425
|
|
Qatar vs. Chad - Cost of groceries
pay 22.1% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$4.85
FCFA2,852
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.33
QAR85.44
|
$85.35
FCFA50,229
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,978.05
QAR102K
|
$11,778.47
FCFA7M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.58
QAR64.40
|
$3.84
FCFA2,260
|
|
Qatar vs. Chad - Cost of transportation
pay 58.4% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.45
QAR316.63
|
$426.76
FCFA251K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
|
$1,707.02
FCFA1M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$856.18
QAR3,135.99
|
$85.35
FCFA50,229
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.24
QAR238.97
|
$32.63
FCFA19,205
|
|
Qatar vs. Chad - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$670.94
QAR2,457.53
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
|
?? |
Qatar vs. Chad - Cost of childcare
pay 85.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.34
QAR41.55
|
$1.28
FCFA753
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
QAR19.02
|
$0.85
FCFA502
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
QAR20.77
|
$0.98
FCFA578
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.62
QAR438.15
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
QAR41.88
|
?? | |
Qatar vs. Chad - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.75
QAR163.90
|
$25.61
FCFA15,069
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.52
QAR155.75
|
$34.14
FCFA20,091
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.38
QAR360.34
|
$42.68
FCFA25,114
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.08
QAR289.64
|
$85.35
FCFA50,229
|
|
Qatar vs. Chad - 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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