Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 5.9% cheaper than Conakry.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
?? | |
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
|
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