Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 27.5% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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