Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 2.9 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,720
|
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS2,006
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS287
|
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS669
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,075
|
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
SOS3,038
|
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
SOS1,045
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,083
|
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS803
|
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS219
|
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS529
|
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS265
|
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS251
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,242
|
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,465
|
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,299,229
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,325
|
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,347
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS103,181
|
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.67
SOS46,814
|
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,908
|
?? | |
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,276
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS507,309
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
SOS2,293
|
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS788
|
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS969
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Mogadishu
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,509
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,949
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,993
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,598
|
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
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