Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 5.8% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 53.2% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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