Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 3.2 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS58.86
|
$5.00
GNF42,980
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS98.38
|
$10.77
GNF92,616
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS10.26
|
$1.37
GNF11,815
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.96
|
$1.20
GNF10,315
|
|
pay 14.4% more for groceries
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS23.36
|
$0.73
GNF6,285
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS52.57
|
$9.28
GNF79,763
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS150.59
|
$8.54
GNF73,403
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS35.58
|
$2.27
GNF19,499
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS30.86
|
$3.52
GNF30,218
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.96
|
$1.08
GNF9,280
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.65
|
$1.09
GNF9,380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.80
|
$0.70
GNF6,000
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.93
|
$0.99
GNF8,533
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS16.33
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.97
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS64.01
|
$4.77
GNF41,005
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS530.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS122,492.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS185.41
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS677.33
|
$90.45
GNF777,538
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,322.92
|
$523.54
GNF4,500,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,411.97
|
$387.45
GNF3,330,446
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS645.68
|
$61.18
GNF525,868
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS870.99
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,893,874
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS80,910.13
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,924,430
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS17.68
|
$2.37
GNF20,402
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS37.09
|
$2.00
GNF17,192
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS23.59
|
$1.08
GNF9,294
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS522.43
|
$55.02
GNF472,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS128.27
|
$4.63
GNF39,827
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Accra
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS230.78
|
$20.00
GNF171,918
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS274.03
|
$25.00
GNF214,898
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS478.41
|
$30.00
GNF257,877
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS489.96
|
$50.00
GNF429,796
|
|
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