Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 28.1% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 19.1% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 58.9% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Conakry	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$6.75 SVC59.06	+45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.00 SVC61.25	-24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.14 SVC10.01	-34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.83 SVC7.29
Average			+3.4%

Conakry vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

	Conakry	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.85 SVC24.94	+92.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.85 SVC33.72	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.95 SVC60.81	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.02 SVC26.39	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.16 SVC27.66	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.29 SVC20.07	+73.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.63 SVC5.54	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.18 SVC10.35	+45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.56 SVC13.68	+57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.33 SVC11.65	+111.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.49 SVC13.05	+137.1%
Average			+19.1%

Conakry vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Conakry	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.75 SVC41.60	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$37.50 SVC328.13	+31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$30.00 SVC262.50	+238.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 58.9% more for housing

	Conakry	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$42.50 SVC371.88	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$898.99 SVC7,866.27	+76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$770.00 SVC6,737.58	+142.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$99.35 SVC869.35	-25.2%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Conakry	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$162.67 SVC1,423.35
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$4,720.00 SVC41,300.50	-25.8%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.00 SVC17.50	-42.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.55 SVC31.02	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$4.00 SVC35.00	+244.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$31.60 SVC276.50	-64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.00 SVC43.75	+23.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Conakry	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$67.15 SVC587.57	+235.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$47.00 SVC411.25	+88.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$118.33 SVC1,035.43	+294.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$117.00 SVC1,023.76	+134.0%
Average			+176.3%

Conakry vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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