Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 46.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Conakry instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 46.4% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$5.00
FG42,961
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$11.00
FG94,515
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.37
FG11,810
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.20
FG10,311
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$0.75
FG6,444
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$7.00
FG60,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$7.95
FG68,303
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$2.60
FG22,340
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$2.95
FG25,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.27
FG10,921
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.91
FG7,795
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.04
FG8,948
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.79
FG6,820
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$3.79
FG32,525
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
$15.00
FG128,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
$1.30
FG11,170
|
|
pay 9.7% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$100.00
FG859,227
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$540.38
FG4,643,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$300.00
FG2,577,680
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
$42.06
FG361,381
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$755.00
FG6,487,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$7,000.00
FG60,145,872
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$2.37
FG20,393
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$2.00
FG17,185
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$1.50
FG12,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$25.34
FG217,756
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$3.49
FG29,965
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$20.00
FG171,845
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$30.00
FG257,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$50.00
FG429,613
|
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