Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 27.6% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$570.08
€523.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$445.50
€409.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$213.35
€196.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$102.88
€94.57
|
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