Cost of living comparison
Russia is 1.3% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Russia instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$7.74
₽713.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$0.85
₽78.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$0.41
₽37.76
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$4.40
₽405.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$3.48
₽320.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$1.79
₽164.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$0.62
₽56.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$0.56
₽51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.66
₽61.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$1.03
₽94.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$0.25
₽23.32
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$2.37
₽218.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$3.41
₽314.06
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$1.55
₽143.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$1.73
₽159.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$4.06
₽374.33
|
|
pay 93.7% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
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