Cost of living comparison
Manila is 19.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Manila instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 46.6% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 17.5% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 43.8% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
|
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