Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 27.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
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pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 60.8% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
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