Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 51.8% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,931
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,512
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,802
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,304
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,278
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,673
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,320
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,477
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,184
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,269
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,370
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,994
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,523
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,376
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,959
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,664
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,495,240
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,702
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,277
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,879,379
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,862,684
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,379
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,172
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,284
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,402
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,783
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,725
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,656
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,588
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,313
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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