Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 49.5% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$6.25
QAR22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$7.28
QAR26.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA877
|
$0.80
QAR2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA810
|
$0.35
QAR1.27
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$1.52
QAR5.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,118
|
$4.73
QAR17.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,685
|
$7.41
QAR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,442
|
$2.63
QAR9.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,003
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA605
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA580
|
$0.72
QAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.47
QAR1.71
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,663
|
$2.16
QAR7.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,469
|
$39.83
QAR145.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,459,535
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,485.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,457
|
$16.48
QAR60.09
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,915
|
$82.86
QAR302.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA559,306
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,532.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,758
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,222.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,930
|
$67.03
QAR244.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA152,126
|
$747.12
QAR2,724.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,473,674
|
$10,930.81
QAR39,855.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,496
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,362
|
$5.74
QAR20.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA798
|
$6.52
QAR23.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,569
|
$132.12
QAR481.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$11.67
QAR42.56
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Qatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,912
|
$60.02
QAR218.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,614
|
$43.52
QAR158.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,679
|
$89.36
QAR325.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,388
|
$88.32
QAR322.02
|
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