Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 54.8% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Conakry instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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