Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.7 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 84.2% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$14.40
€13.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$4.03
€3.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$5.24
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$1.93
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$18.20
€16.90
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$840.88
€780.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$378.45
€351.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$8.52
€7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$16.99
€15.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$119.75
€111.21
|
|
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