Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 46.1% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
?? | |
pay 29.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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