Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 92.3% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Russia, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 88.0% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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