Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.2 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$3.74
€3.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$59.37
€55.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$13.63
€12.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$816.29
€758.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$529.47
€491.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$41.71
€38.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 99.0% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$94.21
€87.48
|
|
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