Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 30.2% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
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pay 51.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
|
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