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Doha vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 72.9% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Doha
Housing: pay 79.3% more in Doha
Childcare: pay 79.4% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Doha

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, housing, and transportation in Doha are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Doha. Notably, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Doha.

Doha vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Doha instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$8.24 QAR29.97	+64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$7.14 QAR25.98	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$0.88 QAR3.19	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.30 QAR1.08	-75.2%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Conakry	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$1.52 QAR5.52	+14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$5.57 QAR20.27	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$7.92 QAR28.80	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$2.51 QAR9.14	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$3.51 QAR12.76	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$0.95 QAR3.44	-25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.72 QAR2.63	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.73 QAR2.67	-20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.65 QAR2.35	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.49 QAR1.78	-32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.50 QAR1.83	-30.2%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Conakry	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$2.15 QAR7.81	-59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$27.46 QAR99.91	-3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$27,456.90 QAR99,908.95	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$19.77 QAR71.93	+123.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 79.3% more for housing

	Conakry	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$87.14 QAR317.09	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$1,630.25 QAR5,932.09	+158.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$1,149.49 QAR4,182.73	+261.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$66.60 QAR242.33	-49.8%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 79.4% more for childcare

	Conakry	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$836.08 QAR3,042.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$11,413.33 QAR41,530.34	+79.4%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$10.98 QAR39.96	+339.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$5.15 QAR18.76	+55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$6.45 QAR23.48	+455.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$121.52 QAR442.19	+36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$12.36 QAR44.96	+205.0%
Average			+218.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$63.08 QAR229.54	+215.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$55.90 QAR203.41	+123.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$103.01 QAR374.83	+243.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$91.59 QAR333.26	+83.2%
Average			+166.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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