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Tokyo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 69.9% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 47.3% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 87.6% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.7% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing in Tokyo are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

Tokyo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,829	$8.02 ¥1,281	+60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF94,447	$5.01 ¥801	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,200	$1.16 ¥186	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,519	$0.84 ¥135	-29.8%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

	Conakry	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,578	$1.55 ¥248	+17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF81,339	$7.21 ¥1,152	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF72,024	$5.71 ¥913	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,589	$2.33 ¥372	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,851	$3.52 ¥562	+24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,154	$2.38 ¥380	+86.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,691	$1.18 ¥188	+6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF8,055	$2.48 ¥396	+169.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,249	$2.64 ¥422	+105.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,327	$1.43 ¥228	+97.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,327	$1.48 ¥237	+105.3%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 87.6% more for transportation

	Conakry	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,119	$4.50 ¥719	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF250K	$73.51 ¥11,742	+158.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF289M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,711	$30.07 ¥4,804	+239.2%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Conakry	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$33.44 ¥5,342	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF6M	$1,071.65 ¥171K	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$642.24 ¥103K	+102.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$122.16 ¥19,515	-8.0%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$519.69 ¥83,017
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$15,131.74 ¥2M	+137.8%
Average			+137.8%

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pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,914	$4.01 ¥640	+60.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF29,061	$3.43 ¥548	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,190	$4.01 ¥640	+244.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF782K	$68.19 ¥10,893	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,516	$12.70 ¥2,028	+213.4%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF175K	$56.84 ¥9,080	+184.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF219K	$40.48 ¥6,467	+61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF263K	$62.67 ¥10,012	+108.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF438K	$90.37 ¥14,436	+80.7%
Average			+108.9%

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