Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 17.1% more expensive than Avarua.
- Restaurants
-
pay 15.8% less in Conakry
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% less in Conakry
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Conakry
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.6% less in Conakry
- Clothing
-
pay 51.0% less in Conakry
Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Conakry. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Conakry.
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
GNF55,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.37
|
$10.77
GNF93,076
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.10
|
$1.56
GNF13,491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.07
|
$1.20
GNF10,366
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.05
|
$1.32
GNF11,410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.25
|
$9.28
GNF80,159
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.64
|
$8.22
GNF70,979
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.71
|
$2.80
GNF24,203
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.51
|
$2.83
GNF24,490
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$1.35
GNF11,633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
$1.11
GNF9,550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.79
|
$0.92
GNF7,939
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.44
|
$1.28
GNF11,086
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.32
|
$0.72
GNF6,236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.86
|
$0.72
GNF6,236
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.09
GNF43,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.49
GNF246,114
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,000.00
GNF285,074,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.55
GNF99,776
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$80.91
GNF698,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$266.48
|
$523.54
GNF4,522,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$266.48
|
$462.34
GNF3,993,941
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$156.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF55,197,307
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.69
|
$2.37
GNF20,503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.15
|
$2.00
GNF17,277
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.16
GNF10,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$70.01
GNF604,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF40,025
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.79
|
$20.00
GNF172,772
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.00
GNF215,966
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.00
GNF259,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$126.06
|
$50.00
GNF431,931
|
|
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