Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 87.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
|
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