Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 9.9% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
GTQ39.86
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.37
GTQ49.33
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
GTQ8.97
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.02
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
GTQ25.09
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.22
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
GTQ57.10
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
GTQ19.90
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
GTQ26.53
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.67
GTQ12.90
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GTQ5.75
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.99
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
GTQ7.06
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
GTQ8.57
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
GTQ32.00
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.98
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,009.72
GTQ139,511.05
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
GTQ67.76
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ334.16
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.65
GTQ5,016.94
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.33
GTQ2,690.57
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.31
GTQ467.16
|
?? | |
pay 14.2% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,686.94
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,331.47
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
GTQ24.91
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
GTQ25.60
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.90
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.94
GTQ433.36
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.79
|
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
GTQ367.96
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ431.82
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.06
GTQ930.07
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.99
GTQ921.77
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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