Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 26.8% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
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$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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