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
GNF55,594
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
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$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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