Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 41.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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