Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 52.9% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$6.42
€5.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$5.70
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
pay 41.1% more for housing
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$686.76
€637.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$565.47
€524.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$401.79
€372.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.71
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$65.52
€60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$96.57
€89.59
|
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