Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£128.72
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.93
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.72
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.75
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£115.62
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.79
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.31
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.50
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.60
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.03
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.70
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.80
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.72
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£381.55
|
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£88.31
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.24
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.29
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£726.50
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£149.69
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
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