Cost of living comparison
Chad is 3.6% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Chad instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$13.41
FCFA8,216
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.92
FCFA565
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$0.67
FCFA411
|
|
pay 39.0% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$6.82
FCFA4,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$1.91
FCFA1,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$2.47
FCFA1,514
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$0.63
FCFA388
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.46
FCFA280
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$3.29
FCFA2,014
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
$9,721.38
FCFA5,956,614
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
?? | |
pay 24.1% more for housing
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$78.22
FCFA47,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$1,168.19
FCFA715,789
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$136.88
FCFA83,872
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$192.26
FCFA117,803
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$31.01
FCFA19,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,002
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$1.82
FCFA1,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$2.01
FCFA1,232
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Chad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$92.19
FCFA56,485
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$46.09
FCFA28,243
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$134.09
FCFA82,160
|
|
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