Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 2.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 77.5% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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