Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Guinea

Conakry vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 20.6% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Conakry
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 37.0% less in Conakry
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 46.2% less in Conakry

The cost of childcare and transportation in Conakry are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Conakry. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

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Conakry vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.2% less for restaurants

	Male	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$4.63 GNF40,932	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$9.26 GNF81,865	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.74 GNF15,350	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	??
Average			-13.2%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Male	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.48 GNF13,093	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$11.56 GNF102K	+116.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$8.16 GNF72,139	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$4.34 GNF38,321	+125.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$2.04 GNF18,043	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.32 GNF11,657	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.09 GNF9,647	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$0.81 GNF7,173	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$0.99 GNF8,775	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.63 GNF5,562	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.63 GNF5,562	-26.9%
Average			-9.2%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Male	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$5.26 GNF46,508	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$28.49 GNF252K	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$33,000.00 GNF292M	+1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$8.87 GNF78,367	-49.4%
Average			+3.1%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.0% less for housing

	Male	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$185.16 GNF2M	+153.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$510.01 GNF5M	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$317.99 GNF3M	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$132.79 GNF1M	+46.0%
Average			-37.0%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Male	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+111.7%
Average			+111.7%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.47 GNF30,699	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$4.63 GNF40,932	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$1.16 GNF10,276	-92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$89.25 GNF789K	+26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$4.05 GNF35,816	-58.4%
Average			-35.0%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 46.2% less for clothing

	Male	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$20.00 GNF177K	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$25.00 GNF221K	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$30.00 GNF265K	-65.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$50.00 GNF442K	-4.8%
Average			-46.2%

Male vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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