Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 4.7 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 21.2 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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