Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 3.1% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 61.5% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 5.0% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 22.9% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Pretoria

The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Pretoria are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Pretoria. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.06 ZAR17.48	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.85 ZAR14.04
Average			+7.1%

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Conakry	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-63.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.47 ZAR40.74	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.23 ZAR36.86	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.74 ZAR12.22	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-27.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-13.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 61.5% more for transportation

	Conakry	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+523.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-26.1%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Conakry	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	-13.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 22.9% more for childcare

	Conakry	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+22.9%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.55 ZAR42.12	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+179.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-64.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+78.0%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+165.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$32.00 ZAR527.89	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+206.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+65.7%
Average			+103.7%

Conakry vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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