Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Brazil

Brasilia vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 4.1% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Brasilia
Housing: pay 22.6% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Brasilia

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

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Brasilia vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$8.96 R$45.35	+93.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.46 R$42.84	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.49 R$7.56	-14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.95 R$4.81
Average			+32.1%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Conakry	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.06 R$10.45	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.88 R$29.77	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.06 R$20.57	-50.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.48 R$12.54	-42.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$1.83 R$9.24	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.10 R$5.59	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.68 R$3.46	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.60 R$3.05	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.75 R$3.82	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.55 R$2.76	-13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.48 R$2.44	-23.4%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Conakry	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.94 R$25.02	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$36.03 R$182.43	+26.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$8.24 R$41.73	-7.0%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 22.6% less for housing

	Conakry	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$22.23 R$112.52	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$503.69 R$2,549.95	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$275.14 R$1,392.90	-13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$74.47 R$376.99	-43.9%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$826.32 R$4,183.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+166.8%
Average			+166.8%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.39 R$12.09	-31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.66 R$13.45	-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.48 R$12.58	+113.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$33.99 R$172.07	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.96 R$40.32	+96.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$56.09 R$283.94	+180.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$44.24 R$223.96	+77.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$85.37 R$432.17	+184.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$88.39 R$447.47	+76.8%
Average			+123.5%

Conakry vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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