Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 9.0% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
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