Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Peru

Lima vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Lima is 2.2% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% less in Lima
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Lima
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Lima
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Lima
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Lima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Lima
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Lima

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Lima are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Lima. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Lima.

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Lima vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.7% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Lima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.36 PEN15.00	-5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$6.94 PEN23.91	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.09 PEN3.75	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.63 PEN2.18
Average			-17.7%

Conakry vs. Lima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Conakry	Lima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.57 PEN8.87	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.53 PEN15.62	-60.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.09 PEN20.97	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.91 PEN10.03	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.68 PEN9.25	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.91 PEN3.14	-30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.48 PEN1.64	-56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.63 PEN2.18	-22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.68 PEN2.33	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.42 PEN1.44	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.40 PEN1.38	-36.3%
Average			-27.2%

Conakry vs. Lima - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Conakry	Lima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.39 PEN22.00	+21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$26.51 PEN91.33	-6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	-33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$20.18 PEN69.52	+127.6%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Conakry	Lima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$27.55 PEN94.90	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$55.42 PEN190.93	-58.3%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Lima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$179.06 PEN616.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	+105.8%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Lima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.61 PEN9.00	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.24 PEN11.16	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.76 PEN19.85	+395.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$32.49 PEN111.92	-63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.26 PEN25.01	+79.2%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Lima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$52.80 PEN181.88	+164.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$34.89 PEN120.20	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$83.72 PEN288.40	+179.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$78.93 PEN271.88	+57.9%
Average			+100.7%

Conakry vs. Lima - Cost of clothing

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