Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.5 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$16.66
₪62.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.40
₪8.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.87
₪6.97
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$6.25
₪23.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$6.63
₪24.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.26
₪15.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.85
₪3.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.73
₪2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.55
₪2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.45
₪1.69
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.36
₪27.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$59.15
₪220.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
|
pay 22.4% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$7.78
₪28.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.50
₪13.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$67.48
₪251.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$114.55
₪427.01
|
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