Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.9 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG42,961
|
$7.57
¥1,196
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
$5.30
¥837
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,810
|
$1.29
¥204
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,311
|
$0.88
¥139
|
|
pay 96.9% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
$1.58
¥250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,146
|
$7.12
¥1,126
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,303
|
$5.46
¥863
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
$2.04
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,333
|
$3.81
¥602
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,921
|
$3.30
¥522
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,795
|
$1.52
¥240
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$3.33
¥526
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,948
|
$2.26
¥357
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$2.29
¥362
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,820
|
$1.79
¥282
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,525
|
$4.77
¥754
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG128,884
|
$75.67
¥11,963
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,170
|
$28.75
¥4,546
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
$671.52
¥106,164
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
|
pay 62.4% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
$616.16
¥97,412
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,393
|
$4.16
¥658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,185
|
$3.54
¥560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
$4.54
¥718
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,756
|
$72.81
¥11,510
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,965
|
$13.62
¥2,153
|
|
pay 80.7% more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG429,613
|
$103.70
¥16,395
|
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