Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 77.4% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Bridgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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