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Conakry vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 53.3% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 10.0% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Conakry

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Conakry are more expensive than in Accra. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 74.8% more for restaurants

	Accra	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$5.00 GNF43,316	-16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$10.77 GNF93,341	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$1.62 GNF14,034	+68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$1.20 GNF10,396	+211.8%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Accra	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$1.32 GNF11,442	-13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$9.28 GNF80,387	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$8.22 GNF71,181	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$3.95 GNF34,184	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$2.83 GNF24,560	+18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$1.27 GNF11,024	-6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$1.11 GNF9,577	+76.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.92 GNF7,961	+45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$1.28 GNF11,117	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.72 GNF6,253	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.72 GNF6,253	-40.8%
Average			+8.9%

Accra vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Accra	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$5.26 GNF45,579	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$28.49 GNF246,814	-18.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	+312.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$8.87 GNF76,801	-18.6%
Average			+75.6%

Accra vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Accra	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+387.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+22.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	+91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+232.2%
Average			+183.6%

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pay 10.0% less for childcare

	Accra	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	-10.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$2.50 GNF21,658	+62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$3.32 GNF28,721	-10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$1.16 GNF10,071	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$89.25 GNF773,184	+124.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$4.05 GNF35,100	-59.5%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Accra	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$20.00 GNF173,264	+37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$25.00 GNF216,580	+33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$30.00 GNF259,896	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$50.00 GNF433,160	+21.3%
Average			+25.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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