Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 3.5 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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