Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 26.8% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
$10.77
GNF92,500
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$0.73
GNF6,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$9.28
GNF79,663
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$8.54
GNF73,311
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$2.27
GNF19,474
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$3.52
GNF30,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$1.08
GNF9,268
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$1.09
GNF9,369
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$0.70
GNF5,993
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$0.99
GNF8,522
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.74
GNF6,375
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$4.77
GNF40,953
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
?? | |
pay 41.6% less for housing
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$90.45
GNF776,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
$523.54
GNF4,494,664
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$387.45
GNF3,326,275
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$61.18
GNF525,209
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,877,727
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,855,650
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$1.08
GNF9,283
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$55.02
GNF472,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$4.63
GNF39,778
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$25.00
GNF214,629
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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