Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 73.1% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 1.8% more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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