Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 15.1% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
|
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