Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.3 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$144.77
€134.31
|
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