Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.1 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,975
|
$15.24
€14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,606
|
$10.88
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,814
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,314
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,284
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,755
|
$6.94
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,395
|
$4.68
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,497
|
$3.49
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,214
|
$6.38
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,279
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,379
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,000
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,532
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,382
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,382
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 55.7% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,000
|
$7.43
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,415.23
€29,993.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€23.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,455
|
$42.52
€39.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,499,820
|
$1,392.07
€1,288.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,330,091
|
$988.74
€914.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,812
|
$278.35
€257.55
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,892,500
|
$209.09
€193.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,918,578
|
$9,427.53
€8,723.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,399
|
$4.90
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,190
|
$4.05
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,293
|
$8.93
€8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,883
|
$37.56
€34.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,823
|
$13.33
€12.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,900
|
$88.82
€82.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,875
|
$41.27
€38.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,850
|
$96.51
€89.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,750
|
$144.43
€133.64
|
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