Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 66.9% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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