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
GNF55,594
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
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