Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 24.8% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
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pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 8.0% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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