Cost of living comparison

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Conakry is 26.2% cheaper than Tokyo.

If you lived in Conakry instead of Tokyo, you would:

pay 29.2% more for restaurants

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.57
¥1,146
$5.00
FG42,781
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.30
¥802
$11.00
FG94,119
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.29
¥196
$1.37
FG11,760

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$1.58
¥240
$0.75
FG6,417
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.12
¥1,078
$7.00
FG59,894
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
¥826
$7.95
FG68,017

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pay 65.4% less for transportation

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.77
¥722
$3.79
FG32,389
Monthly public transit pass $75.67
¥11,457
$15.00
FG128,344
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,565.59
¥3,265,377
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pay 2.1% more for housing

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.00
¥5,300
$100.00
FG855,627
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,128.57
¥170,884
$540.38
FG4,623,658
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $671.52
¥101,679
$300.00
FG2,566,880

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pay 18.2% less for childcare

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $616.16
¥93,296
$755.00
FG6,459,981
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,025.47
¥2,577,929
$7,000.00
FG59,893,861

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.16
¥630
$2.37
FG20,307
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.54
¥537
$2.00
FG17,113
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.54
¥687
$1.50
FG12,834

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

 
Tokyo
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.16
¥7,595
$20.00
FG171,125
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.10
¥6,071
$30.00
FG256,688
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.44
¥9,908
$50.00
FG427,813

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