Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 91.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Castries, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 13.2% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
|
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