Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 32.5% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
|
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