Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 5.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 43.7% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
?? | |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 29.6 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 54.4% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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