Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Qatar

Doha vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 49.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% more in Doha
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Doha
Transportation: pay 26.0% less in Doha
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Doha

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

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Doha vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.5% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF41,095	$9.61 QAR35.18	+107.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF82,191	$8.23 QAR30.16	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,411	$0.94 QAR3.45	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.42 QAR1.53
Average			+28.5%

Conakry vs. Doha - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,145	$1.39 QAR5.08	-6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF103K	$5.62 QAR20.59	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF72,426	$7.97 QAR29.21	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,474	$3.41 QAR12.50	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF18,115	$3.56 QAR13.02	+74.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,703	$1.01 QAR3.71	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,685	$0.82 QAR3.02	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,202	$0.70 QAR2.57	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,810	$0.56 QAR2.04	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,584	$0.44 QAR1.60	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,584	$0.45 QAR1.63	-29.2%
Average			-20.1%

Conakry vs. Doha - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Conakry	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,694	$2.14 QAR7.82	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF253K	$27.44 QAR100.52	-3.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF293M	$27,978.05 QAR102K	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,679	$18.39 QAR67.35	+107.4%
Average			-26.0%

Conakry vs. Doha - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Conakry	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$86.45 QAR316.63	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF5M	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	+272.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	+270.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$65.24 QAR238.97	-50.9%
Average			+147.1%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Conakry	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$670.94 QAR2,457.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	+51.0%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,822	$12.21 QAR44.73	+251.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF41,095	$5.87 QAR21.50	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,317	$6.45 QAR23.62	+454.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF792K	$125.60 QAR460.06	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,958	$12.35 QAR45.23	+204.8%
Average			+130.3%

Conakry vs. Doha - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF177K	$60.60 QAR221.98	+203.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF222K	$53.93 QAR197.52	+115.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF266K	$99.54 QAR364.61	+231.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF444K	$85.38 QAR312.72	+70.8%
Average			+146.7%

Conakry vs. Doha - Cost of clothing

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