Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 25.6% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 6.4% more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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