Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 35.7% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.48
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.48
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.79
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.29
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.14
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.77
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.38
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.19
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.87
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.25
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.28
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.14
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.96
|
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,549.78
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.39
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.57
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,325.16
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN869.85
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.59
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,523.83
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,700.52
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.08
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.81
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.24
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.56
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.59
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.83
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.90
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.97
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN373.55
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
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