Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 2.6% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 0.2% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 16.3% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.95 DOP611.16	+114.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.54 DOP463.46	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.04 DOP63.95	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.57 DOP35.01
Average			+27.9%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.51 DOP93.03	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.62 DOP222.50	-68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.19 DOP318.59	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.34 DOP143.71	-46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.53 DOP155.32	+23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.45 DOP88.96	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.37 DOP22.53	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.24 DOP75.89	+52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.83 DOP51.09	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.91 DOP56.14	+45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.00 DOP61.45	+59.0%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.38 DOP330.30	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+139.4%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 0.2% more for housing

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-46.6%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 16.3% more for childcare

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$252.26 DOP15,497.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+16.3%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.49 DOP152.79	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.27 DOP139.64	-50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.32 DOP326.97	+357.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.46 DOP458.37	+84.2%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+129.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+86.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+190.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+148.7%
Average			+135.7%

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