Cost of living comparison
Dili is 37.4% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Dili instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,212
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,117
|
$7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,879
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,371
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,319
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,194
|
$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,800
|
$7.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,604
|
$2.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,381
|
$3.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,330
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,431
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,033
|
$1.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,579
|
$1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,417
|
$0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,417
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,226
|
$4.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.00
|
|
pay 66.1% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF781,742
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,524,635
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,348,455
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF528,711
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,963,597
|
$333.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,221,433
|
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,512
|
$2.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,285
|
$3.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,344
|
$2.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF475,491
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,043
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,848
|
$61.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,060
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,272
|
$73.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,120
|
$61.67
|
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