Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 18.9% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,212
|
$8.14
KWD2.490
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,117
|
$7.16
KWD2.190
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,879
|
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,371
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,319
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,194
|
$2.53
KWD0.770
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,800
|
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,604
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,381
|
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,330
|
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,431
|
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,033
|
$0.80
KWD0.240
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,579
|
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,417
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,417
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 73.4% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,226
|
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$47.19
KWD14.450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,783.27
KWD6,975.960
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.29
KWD8.970
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF781,742
|
$28.44
KWD8.710
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,524,635
|
$930.70
KWD284.970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,348,455
|
$702.87
KWD215.210
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF528,711
|
$41.98
KWD12.850
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,963,597
|
$560.24
KWD171.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,221,433
|
$6,716.63
KWD2,056.550
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,512
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,285
|
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,344
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF475,491
|
$124.57
KWD38.140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,043
|
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Kuwait City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,848
|
$45.57
KWD13.950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,060
|
$56.69
KWD17.360
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,272
|
$94.97
KWD29.080
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,120
|
$91.63
KWD28.060
|
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