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Victoria vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 52.7% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 36.7% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 82.8% more in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Conakry	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$18.02 SCR252.68	+289.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$12.63 SCR177.21	+36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$2.32 SCR32.48	+33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.66 SCR37.29
Average			+129.8%

Conakry vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Conakry	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.74 SCR24.47	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$15.56 SCR218.25	+34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.27 SCR102.03	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$3.80 SCR53.37	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.82 SCR39.54	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.02 SCR14.33	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.25 SCR17.57	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.09 SCR15.28	+34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$2.85 SCR39.95	+186.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.88 SCR12.38	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.83 SCR11.59	+31.4%
Average			+24.2%

Conakry vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Conakry	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.12 SCR85.81	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$33.37 SCR468.01	+17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	??
Average			+3.3%

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Conakry	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+153.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-20.1%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 36.7% more for childcare

	Conakry	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$144.13 SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+36.7%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$4.01 SCR56.30	+15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.00 SCR56.12	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$24.19 SCR339.29	+1981.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.21 SCR101.07	+77.9%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 82.8% more for clothing

	Conakry	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$37.23 SCR522.21	+86.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$24.74 SCR347.02	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	+200.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+101.8%
Average			+82.8%

Conakry vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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