Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.8 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 64.2% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
FG43,000
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
FG11,820
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
FG10,320
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
FG60,200
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
FG68,365
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
FG25,356
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
FG10,931
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FG7,802
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FG8,956
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
FG6,827
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FG32,555
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
FG129,000
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
FG11,180
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FG20,411
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
FG17,200
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
FG217,952
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
FG29,992
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
FG430,000
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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