Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
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