Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 2.0 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
?? | |
pay 51.9% more for housing
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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