Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 13.1% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 81.8% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.01
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.51
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.34
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.27
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.17
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR26.96
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.68
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.20
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.72
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.82
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.14
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.83
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR166.73
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,227.77
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.26
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.41
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,446.87
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,425.33
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.07
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,524.37
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,681.72
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.27
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.19
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.06
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR479.14
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.02
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR266.74
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR168.99
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR275.69
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.10
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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