Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 0.7% cheaper than Conakry.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$5.00
COP21,798.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$6.93
COP30,201.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$0.83
COP3,605.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$0.64
COP2,779.58
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$1.34
COP5,847.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$2.21
COP9,636.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$4.49
COP19,581.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$2.14
COP9,313.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$2.23
COP9,704.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$1.19
COP5,192.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$0.48
COP2,088.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$0.55
COP2,416.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$0.54
COP2,335.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.48
COP2,111.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.46
COP2,025.50
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$3.50
COP15,273.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$40.16
COP175,080.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$15,009.35
COP65,436,386.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$12.69
COP55,328.98
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$23.88
COP104,106.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$428.11
COP1,866,434.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$314.08
COP1,369,300.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.50
COP281,195.58
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.19
COP1,007,921.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$7,422.81
COP32,361,267.26
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$1.15
COP5,033.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$1.43
COP6,256.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$2.31
COP10,067.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$21.38
COP93,198.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$4.62
COP20,134.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$51.44
COP224,284.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$42.05
COP183,313.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$84.96
COP370,405.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$71.30
COP310,859.19
|
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