Cost of living comparison

Philippines

compared to

Guinea

Conakry vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 14.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 42.9% less in Conakry

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

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Conakry vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Manila	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.58 ₱354.92	$4.63 GNF40,950	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.98 ₱253.52	$9.26 GNF81,901	+132.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 ₱89.24	$1.74 GNF15,356	+23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ₱53.84	??
Average			+29.5%

Manila vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Manila	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 ₱91.83	$1.48 GNF13,099	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.89 ₱247.19	$11.56 GNF102K	+197.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 ₱460.06	$8.16 GNF72,171	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ₱145.12	$4.34 GNF38,338	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 ₱138.86	$2.04 GNF18,051	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 ₱94.75	$1.32 GNF11,662	-11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ₱54.02	$1.09 GNF9,651	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 ₱86.61	$0.81 GNF7,176	-40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ₱52.49	$0.99 GNF8,779	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 ₱65.61	$0.63 GNF5,564	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱76.47	$0.63 GNF5,564	-47.7%
Average			+4.3%

Manila vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Manila	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 ₱315.31	$5.26 GNF46,529	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 ₱811.25	$28.49 GNF252K	+123.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,359.52 ₱1M	$33,000.00 GNF292M	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.54 ₱161.74	$8.87 GNF78,401	+248.7%
Average			+61.2%

Manila vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Manila	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.14 ₱1,535.97	$185.16 GNF2M	+666.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.82 ₱34,596.58	$510.01 GNF5M	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.50 ₱17,908.42	$317.99 GNF3M	+13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.04 ₱5,982.91	$132.79 GNF1M	+41.2%
Average			+19.3%

Manila vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Manila	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$619.65 ₱39,420.99	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,932.60 ₱568K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-28.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱76.06	$3.47 GNF30,713	+190.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 ₱162.25	$4.63 GNF40,950	+81.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.11 ₱197.74	$1.16 GNF10,280	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.86 ₱2,726.83	$89.25 GNF789K	+108.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.77 ₱430.98	$4.05 GNF35,831	-40.2%
Average			+33.5%

Manila vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.9% less for clothing

	Manila	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.27 ₱3,706.98	$20.00 GNF177K	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.47 ₱1,747.87	$25.00 GNF221K	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.69 ₱4,878.68	$30.00 GNF265K	-60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.51 ₱3,658.95	$50.00 GNF442K	-13.1%
Average			-42.9%

Manila vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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