Cost of living comparison
Riga is 68.6% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Riga instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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