Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 17.1% more expensive than Avarua.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.35
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.09
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.07
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.04
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.24
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.62
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.70
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.50
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.79
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.43
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.86
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$266.13
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$266.13
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$156.55
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.68
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.14
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.64
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.90
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
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