Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 2.3 times more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.57
|
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.09
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.04
|
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.53
|
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.06
|
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.69
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.10
|
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.59
|
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.87
|
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.47
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.61
|
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.67
|
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.13
|
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,805.55
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.88
|
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.97
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,859.33
|
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,896.16
|
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.71
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,035.26
|
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,097.19
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.02
|
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.74
|
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.53
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS428.58
|
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.08
|
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.56
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.48
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.98
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS488.41
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
|
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