Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.6 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Doha instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
|
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