Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Chile

Santiago vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 4.7% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 44.8% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 7.9% less in Santiago
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 72.3% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 79.2% more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 44.8% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$10.23 CLF0.2600	+121.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.70 CLF0.2200	-6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.71 CLF0.0400	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.25 CLF0.0300
Average			+44.8%

Conakry vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Conakry	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.64 CLF0.1400	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.81 CLF0.1200	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$4.18 CLF0.1000	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.90 CLF0.0200	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.78 CLF0.0200	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.49 CLF0.0100	-21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.68 CLF0.0200	+7.6%
Average			-16.5%

Conakry vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.9% less for transportation

	Conakry	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.77 CLF0.1400	+9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$40.93 CLF1.0200	+43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$7.37 CLF0.1800	-16.9%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Conakry	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$19.07 CLF0.4800	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$552.81 CLF13.8200	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$376.90 CLF9.4200	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$113.86 CLF2.8500	-14.3%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 72.3% more for childcare

	Conakry	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$432.52 CLF10.8100
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	+72.3%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$4.09 CLF0.1000	+17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.25 CLF0.0800	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.22 CLF0.1300	+348.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$33.92 CLF0.8500	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+85.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 79.2% more for clothing

	Conakry	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$50.25 CLF1.2600	+151.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$28.71 CLF0.7200	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$66.29 CLF1.6600	+121.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$80.84 CLF2.0200	+61.7%
Average			+79.2%

Conakry vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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