Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 11.3% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Doha, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
?? | |
pay 37.7% less for housing
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Doha
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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