Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 82.7% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.82
CN¥42.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$6.63
CN¥47.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$7.67
CN¥55.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.43
CN¥3.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$43.66
CN¥315.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,864.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$5.53
CN¥39.97
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$20.10
CN¥145.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,346.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$634.84
CN¥4,587.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$44.96
CN¥324.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$951.31
CN¥6,874.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,686.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.37
CN¥31.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$58.33
CN¥421.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$10.12
CN¥73.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$69.18
CN¥499.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$43.88
CN¥317.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$89.48
CN¥646.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$124.62
CN¥900.62
|
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