Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 74.7% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$5.00
GNF42,980
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$10.77
GNF92,616
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$1.37
GNF11,815
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$1.20
GNF10,315
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$0.73
GNF6,285
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$9.28
GNF79,763
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$8.54
GNF73,403
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$2.27
GNF19,499
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$3.52
GNF30,218
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$1.08
GNF9,280
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$1.09
GNF9,380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.70
GNF6,000
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$0.99
GNF8,533
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$0.74
GNF6,383
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$4.77
GNF41,005
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 14.1% less for housing
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$90.45
GNF777,538
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$523.54
GNF4,500,299
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$387.45
GNF3,330,446
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$61.18
GNF525,868
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,893,874
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,924,430
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$2.37
GNF20,402
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$2.00
GNF17,192
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$1.08
GNF9,294
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$55.02
GNF472,934
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.63
GNF39,827
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$20.00
GNF171,918
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$25.00
GNF214,898
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$30.00
GNF257,877
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$50.00
GNF429,796
|
|
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