Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 75.9% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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