Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 62.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 65.1% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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