Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 28.5% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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