Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 69.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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