Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Guinea

Conakry vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 44.5% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 33.9% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Conakry

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Conakry are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

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Conakry vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Colombo, you would:

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pay 31.8% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$4.63 GNF40,795	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$9.26 GNF81,591	+22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.74 GNF15,298	+147.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	??
Average			+31.8%

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Colombo	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$1.48 GNF13,049	+169.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$11.56 GNF102K	+67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$8.16 GNF71,898	+35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$4.34 GNF38,193	+165.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.04 GNF17,983	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.32 GNF11,618	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$1.09 GNF9,614	+194.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.81 GNF7,149	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.99 GNF8,746	+75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.63 GNF5,543	+38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.63 GNF5,543	+78.4%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	Colombo	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.26 GNF46,353	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$28.49 GNF251K	+296.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$33,000.00 GNF291M	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$8.87 GNF78,104	+169.1%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 33.9% more for housing

	Colombo	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$185.16 GNF2M	+790.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$510.01 GNF4M	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$317.99 GNF3M	+17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$132.79 GNF1M	+222.8%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+426.3%
Average			+426.3%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$3.47 GNF30,596	+57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$4.63 GNF40,795	+84.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$1.16 GNF10,242	-88.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$89.25 GNF786K	+537.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$4.05 GNF35,696	-10.6%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Colombo	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$20.00 GNF176K	+10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$25.00 GNF220K	+50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$30.00 GNF264K	-62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$50.00 GNF441K	+19.7%
Average			-6.8%

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