Cost of living comparison
Niger is 7.3% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Niger instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.24
CFA761
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.60
CFA368
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$1.08
CFA664
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$0.74
CFA455
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.27
CFA163
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
|
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