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
THB99.45
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$9.28
GNF79,964
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$8.22
GNF70,806
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$28.49
GNF245,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,379,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$11.55
GNF99,533
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$80.91
GNF697,235
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,629
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
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pay 51.6% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,701
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$70.01
GNF603,335
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$4.63
GNF39,928
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$20.00
GNF172,351
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$25.00
GNF215,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$30.00
GNF258,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$50.00
GNF430,878
|
|
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