Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 43.3% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
|
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