Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 1.2% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.88
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.53
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.02
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 52.8% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.55
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.11
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.17
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.22
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.96
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.35
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.24
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.99
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.43
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 38.7% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.82
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR126.43
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,481.56
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR58.08
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR306.67
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,185.12
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,431.74
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR270.11
|
?? | |
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,814.18
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,987.44
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.67
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.78
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR486.16
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.31
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR187.79
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR168.23
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR330.74
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR265.66
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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