Cost of living comparison
Managua is 15.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Managua instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
?? | |
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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