Cost of living comparison
Praia is 21.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Praia instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
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