Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 26.1% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 35.0% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 39.4% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.5% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Conakry

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Conakry are more expensive than in Dushanbe.

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Conakry vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.0% more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$4.63 GNF40,795	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$9.26 GNF81,591	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$1.74 GNF15,298	+187.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	??
Average			+35.0%

Dushanbe vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$1.48 GNF13,049	+140.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$11.56 GNF102K	+109.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$8.16 GNF71,898	+99.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$4.34 GNF38,193	+139.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$2.04 GNF17,983	+4.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$1.32 GNF11,618	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$1.09 GNF9,614	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.81 GNF7,149	-32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$0.99 GNF8,746	+75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.63 GNF5,543	+126.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.63 GNF5,543	+234.0%
Average			+67.7%

Dushanbe vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$5.26 GNF46,353	+20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	$28.49 GNF251K	-12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+103.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$8.87 GNF78,104	+140.7%
Average			+39.4%

Dushanbe vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$185.16 GNF2M	+977.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$510.01 GNF4M	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$317.99 GNF3M	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$132.79 GNF1M	+156.9%
Average			+14.5%

Dushanbe vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+12.0%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$3.47 GNF30,596	+191.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$4.63 GNF40,795	+159.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$1.16 GNF10,242	-69.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$89.25 GNF786K	+96.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$4.05 GNF35,696	-25.2%
Average			+46.5%

Dushanbe vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$20.00 GNF176K	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$25.00 GNF220K	-52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$30.00 GNF264K	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$50.00 GNF441K	-11.2%
Average			-39.5%

Dushanbe vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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