Cost of living comparison
Qatar is 3.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Qatar instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 5.1% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.41
QAR26.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.92
QAR14.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.83
QAR145.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$20,428.50
QAR74,375.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$16.48
QAR60.00
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$82.86
QAR301.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,517.28
QAR5,524.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$67.03
QAR244.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$747.12
QAR2,720.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,930.81
QAR39,796.33
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$132.12
QAR481.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Qatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$60.02
QAR218.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$43.52
QAR158.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.36
QAR325.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.32
QAR321.55
|
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