Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 17.4% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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