Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 44.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
|
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