Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 64.8% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,931
|
$7.13
ETB408.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,512
|
$6.24
ETB357.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,802
|
$0.82
ETB46.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,304
|
$0.53
ETB30.59
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,278
|
$1.09
ETB62.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,673
|
$4.56
ETB261.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,320
|
$5.68
ETB326.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,477
|
$2.58
ETB147.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,184
|
$6.17
ETB353.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,269
|
$2.95
ETB169.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,370
|
$0.49
ETB28.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,994
|
$1.10
ETB62.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,523
|
$0.39
ETB22.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
$0.76
ETB43.65
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,959
|
$4.65
ETB266.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB573.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,500.00
ETB1,463,458.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
ETB222.59
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,664
|
$152.46
ETB8,749.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,495,240
|
$621.38
ETB35,661.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,702
|
$355.45
ETB20,399.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,277
|
$124.84
ETB7,164.53
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,879,379
|
$83.24
ETB4,777.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,862,684
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,520,400.07
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,379
|
$1.00
ETB57.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,172
|
$1.11
ETB63.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,284
|
$4.00
ETB229.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,402
|
$80.77
ETB4,635.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,783
|
$5.00
ETB286.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,725
|
$40.11
ETB2,302.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,656
|
$57.34
ETB3,290.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,588
|
$92.44
ETB5,305.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,313
|
$98.33
ETB5,643.40
|
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