Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 2.2% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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