Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 51.1% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 37.0% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 72.7% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Montevideo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Montevideo are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Montevideo.

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Montevideo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montevideo instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Conakry	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$15.00 UYU604.72	+223.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$14.46 UYU583.02	+56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$2.70 UYU108.81	+55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.05 UYU82.66
Average			+124.8%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Conakry	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.84 UYU114.69	+92.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$7.03 UYU283.55	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.10 UYU205.48	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$4.57 UYU184.15	+5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$5.46 UYU220.10	+167.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.28 UYU51.67	-2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.27 UYU51.03	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.80 UYU32.15	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.44 UYU58.00	+44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.92 UYU37.22	+46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.96 UYU38.73	+52.7%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Conakry	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$8.25 UYU332.50	+56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+162.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$5.27 UYU212.50	-40.5%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 37.0% more for housing

	Conakry	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+9.0%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 72.7% more for childcare

	Conakry	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$626.83 UYU25,270.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+72.7%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$4.92 UYU198.53	+41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.59 UYU184.84	-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.49 UYU221.15	+371.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$12.22 UYU492.55	+201.5%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+414.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+126.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+314.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+160.4%
Average			+234.9%

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