Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 2.4 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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