Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 2.5% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 0.2% less in Conakry
Childcare: pay 14.0% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 57.6% less in Conakry

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Conakry are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and housing are lower in Conakry.

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Conakry vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$4.63 GNF40,795	-53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$9.26 GNF81,591	+22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.74 GNF15,298	+66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	??
Average			-21.8%

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.48 GNF13,049	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$11.56 GNF102K	+219.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$8.16 GNF71,898	+57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$4.34 GNF38,193	+85.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$2.04 GNF17,983	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.32 GNF11,618	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.09 GNF9,614	+197.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.81 GNF7,149	-34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.99 GNF8,746	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.63 GNF5,543	-31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.63 GNF5,543	-37.1%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$5.26 GNF46,353	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$28.49 GNF251K	+56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$8.87 GNF78,104	-58.2%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 0.2% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$185.16 GNF2M	+410.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$510.01 GNF4M	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$317.99 GNF3M	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$132.79 GNF1M	+87.3%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-14.0%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.47 GNF30,596	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$4.63 GNF40,795	+103.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$1.16 GNF10,242	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$89.25 GNF786K	+201.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$4.05 GNF35,696	-45.7%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 57.6% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$20.00 GNF176K	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$25.00 GNF220K	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$30.00 GNF264K	-65.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$50.00 GNF441K	-59.8%
Average			-57.6%

Santo Domingo vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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