Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.2 times more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 98.9% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
?? |
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Basseterre
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
?? | |
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