Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 32.6% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$6.31
ALL587
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$7.59
ALL706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$3.54
ALL329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$0.74
ALL69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$1.15
ALL107
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$0.87
ALL81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.60
ALL56
|
|
pay 40.0% more for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$7.84
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
|
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$2.73
ALL254
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$1.85
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
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