Cost of living comparison
Djibouti is 30.4% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Djibouti instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$9.33
DJF1,666
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$9.05
DJF1,615
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$0.68
DJF121
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.96
DJF171
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$2.26
DJF404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$10.09
DJF1,800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$11.77
DJF2,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$3.51
DJF626
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$4.66
DJF832
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$1.80
DJF321
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$1.03
DJF183
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$0.77
DJF137
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.58
DJF103
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.66
DJF118
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$5.06
DJF903
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
$339.32
DJF60,575
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$11,876.35
DJF2,120,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
$25.45
DJF4,543
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$37.50
DJF6,695
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$820.03
DJF146,390
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$580.50
DJF103,629
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$248.31
DJF44,328
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$141.39
DJF25,240
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$6,258.65
DJF1,117,275
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$5.66
DJF1,010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$1.91
DJF341
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$73.52
DJF13,125
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$14.14
DJF2,524
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Djibouti
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$21.11
DJF3,769
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$24.51
DJF4,375
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$60.32
DJF10,769
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$62.21
DJF11,105
|
|
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