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
GNF55,594
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 0.8% more for housing
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
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