Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 25.7% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Quito, you would:
pay 62.4% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$5.00
FG42,781
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$11.00
FG94,119
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$1.37
FG11,760
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$1.20
FG10,268
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$0.75
FG6,417
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$7.00
FG59,894
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$7.95
FG68,017
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$2.60
FG22,246
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.95
FG25,227
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.27
FG10,875
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.91
FG7,762
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.04
FG8,910
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.79
FG6,792
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$3.79
FG32,389
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$15.00
FG128,344
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$1.30
FG11,123
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$100.00
FG855,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$540.38
FG4,623,658
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$300.00
FG2,566,880
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$42.06
FG359,866
|
|
pay 99.9% more for childcare
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$755.00
FG6,459,981
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$7,000.00
FG59,893,861
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.37
FG20,307
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.00
FG17,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$1.50
FG12,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$25.34
FG216,844
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$3.49
FG29,839
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Quito
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$20.00
FG171,125
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$30.00
FG256,688
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$50.00
FG427,813
|
|
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