Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 3.0 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$17.59
€16.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$4.04
€3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.49
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$28.59
€26.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$26.39
€24.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$907.05
€841.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$677.26
€628.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$91.88
€85.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$166.29
€154.28
|
|
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