Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 71.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 35.3% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$22.00 AWG39.63	+375.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$10.27 AWG18.50	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.44 AWG2.60	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.63 AWG2.93
Average			+122.3%

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.97 AWG5.35	+100.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$6.25 AWG11.26	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.04 AWG12.69	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$5.33 AWG9.60	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.23 AWG7.62	+107.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.10 AWG3.78	+59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.02 AWG1.84	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$2.27 AWG4.09	+179.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.59 AWG2.86	+59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.01 AWG1.82	+60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.91 AWG1.63	+44.2%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$7.63 AWG13.75	+45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$30.00 AWG54.04	+5.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$48.03 AWG86.51	+441.8%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$105.51 AWG190.04	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+198.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$194.00 AWG349.45	+46.1%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 35.3% more for childcare

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$250.00 AWG450.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	+35.3%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$3.00 AWG5.40	-13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.31 AWG7.77	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$10.00 AWG18.01	+760.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$62.22 AWG112.08	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$11.94 AWG21.50	+194.7%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$60.00 AWG108.08	+200.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$50.71 AWG91.34	+102.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$108.81 AWG196.00	+262.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$102.90 AWG185.35	+105.8%
Average			+159.6%

Conakry vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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