Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 3.0 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
?? | |
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 65.1% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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