Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 16.6% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$9.90
BYN32.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$5.33
BYN17.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$3.74
BYN12.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$3.09
BYN10.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.45
BYN4.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$1.94
BYN6.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 57.8% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$3.70
BYN12.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$19.80
BYN64.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,504.75
BYN70,311.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$3.17
BYN10.36
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$13.59
BYN44.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$403.93
BYN1,320.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$265.15
BYN866.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$45.60
BYN149.09
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$464.49
BYN1,518.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,627.31
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$1.77
BYN5.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$36.75
BYN120.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$4.75
BYN15.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$71.88
BYN235.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$47.22
BYN154.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$108.20
BYN353.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$113.87
BYN372.29
|
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