Cost of living comparison
Suva is 22.2% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Suva instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Conakry
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
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