Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 16.6% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Athens, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
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