Cost of living comparison
Rome is 73.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Rome instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 70.6% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,215
|
$16.24
€14.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,123
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,879
|
$2.22
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,319
|
$1.87
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,200
|
$6.93
€6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,805
|
$6.37
€5.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,606
|
$3.90
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,383
|
$5.10
€4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,330
|
$1.02
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,432
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,033
|
$0.95
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,580
|
$1.15
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,418
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,418
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,229
|
$7.44
€6.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.90
€34.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,749.78
€24,184.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.87
€16.16
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF781,792
|
$30.04
€27.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,524,923
|
$1,171.95
€1,059.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,348,668
|
$721.77
€652.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF528,745
|
$175.72
€158.87
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,964,423
|
$516.83
€467.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,224,949
|
$9,813.53
€8,872.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,513
|
$5.41
€4.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,286
|
$1.59
€1.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,345
|
$6.50
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF475,521
|
$62.20
€56.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,045
|
$10.83
€9.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,859
|
$67.31
€60.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,074
|
$30.97
€28.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,288
|
$81.10
€73.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,147
|
$103.39
€93.48
|
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