Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 50.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 64.2% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 52.0% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 29.5% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Kingston

The cost of clothing, groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Kingston are more expensive than in Conakry.

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Kingston vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+192.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.17 JMD186.64	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.72 JMD114.13
Average			+56.0%

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pay 64.2% more for groceries

	Conakry	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$3.75 JMD597.75	+153.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.70 JMD907.58	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+91.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.54 JMD563.17	-18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.86 JMD454.54	+39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.74 JMD436.40	+107.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.76 JMD280.67	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$3.33 JMD530.74	+310.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.38 JMD219.34	+38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.47 JMD234.10	+133.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.20 JMD191.12	+90.8%
Average			+64.2%

Conakry vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Conakry	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.42 JMD862.54	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+197.5%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 52.0% more for housing

	Conakry	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$960.80 JMD153K	+88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	-3.2%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 29.5% more for childcare

	Conakry	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$361.00 JMD57,469.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$8,238.45 JMD1M	+29.5%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.20 JMD350.73	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.31 JMD845.51	+14.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+712.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+226.3%
Average			+41.8%

Conakry vs. Kingston - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Conakry	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	+158.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+105.6%
Average			+67.7%

Conakry vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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