Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 18.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 54.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 6.9% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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