Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 27.5% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 4.2% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 52.1% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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