Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 85.8% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Astana, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT3,991.44
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT2,843.90
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT426.42
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT246.14
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT247.78
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,329.50
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,122.68
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT829.47
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,113.36
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT295.03
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT437.86
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT502.45
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT518.52
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT109.82
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT102.78
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT877.90
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,483.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT9,978,589.32
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,334.99
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,073.73
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT229,507.55
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT155,752.76
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT19,808.90
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT100,573.68
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,386,483.75
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT598.72
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,012.44
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT798.29
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT26,339.32
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,494.65
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Astana
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT34,464.05
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT21,745.01
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT48,096.80
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT42,408.55
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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