Cost of living comparison
Harare is 72.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Harare instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Conakry
|
Harare
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
|
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