Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 16.4% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 28.8% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Bogota

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Bogota. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.87 COP2,755.00
Average			+30.3%

Conakry vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Conakry	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.39 COP10,767.09	-21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-0.6%
Average			-7.8%

Conakry vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Conakry	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$49.41 COP157K	+73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+135.1%
Average			+9.6%

Conakry vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Conakry	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$779.14 COP2M	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$440.22 COP1M	+38.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$93.36 COP296K	-29.7%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 28.8% more for childcare

	Conakry	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$463.22 COP1M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$8,195.93 COP26M	+28.8%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+271.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$33.42 COP106K	-62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+90.5%
Average			-16.8%

Conakry vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$82.94 COP263K	+314.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$47.35 COP150K	+89.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$141.13 COP448K	+370.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$104.65 COP332K	+109.3%
Average			+196.5%

Conakry vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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