Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 34.2% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD994.89
|
$5.00
GNF42,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,193.87
|
$10.77
GNF92,616
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.09
|
$1.37
GNF11,815
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.15
|
$1.20
GNF10,315
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD507.05
|
$0.73
GNF6,285
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,093.64
|
$9.28
GNF79,763
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,499.55
|
$8.54
GNF73,403
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD683.35
|
$2.27
GNF19,499
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD505.78
|
$3.52
GNF30,218
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD371.13
|
$1.08
GNF9,280
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.05
|
$1.09
GNF9,380
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.49
|
$0.70
GNF6,000
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.14
|
$0.99
GNF8,533
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.21
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.95
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD791.54
|
$4.77
GNF41,005
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,969.34
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,815,000.61
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,128.80
|
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pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,531.87
|
$90.45
GNF777,538
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,692.85
|
$523.54
GNF4,500,299
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,541.86
|
$387.45
GNF3,330,446
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,780.77
|
$61.18
GNF525,868
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,375.98
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,893,874
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD334,283.24
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,924,430
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD348.21
|
$2.37
GNF20,402
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD604.44
|
$2.00
GNF17,192
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,392.85
|
$1.08
GNF9,294
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,284.55
|
$55.02
GNF472,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,641.57
|
$4.63
GNF39,827
|
|
pay 36.9% less for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,596.26
|
$20.00
GNF171,918
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,539.19
|
$25.00
GNF214,898
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,156.99
|
$30.00
GNF257,877
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,228.05
|
$50.00
GNF429,796
|
|
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