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Conakry vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 63.9% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 92.9% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.8% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Conakry

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Conakry are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Conakry. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.9% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.39 MGA15,116	$5.00 GNF43,446	+47.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.97 MGA22,170	$10.77 GNF93,622	+116.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MGA4,143	$1.62 GNF14,076	+74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MGA2,299	$1.20 GNF10,427	+132.8%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MGA4,817	$1.32 GNF11,477	+22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 MGA23,970	$9.28 GNF80,629	+72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 MGA18,497	$8.22 GNF71,395	+98.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MGA9,170	$3.95 GNF34,287	+91.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 MGA9,879	$2.83 GNF24,634	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 MGA2,765	$1.27 GNF11,057	+105.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,259	$1.11 GNF9,606	+291.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 MGA2,324	$0.92 GNF7,985	+76.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MGA2,057	$1.28 GNF11,151	+178.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,536	$0.72 GNF6,272	+109.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MGA2,158	$0.72 GNF6,272	+49.2%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 MGA21,037	$5.26 GNF45,716	+11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.49 GNF247,556
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+160.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$8.87 GNF77,032	-48.4%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.13 MGA236,987	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+248.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.27 MGA389,264	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	+264.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+195.4%
Average			+193.5%

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	-26.3%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 MGA3,779	$2.50 GNF21,723	+195.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 MGA6,520	$3.32 GNF28,807	+126.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 MGA7,558	$1.16 GNF10,101	-31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.44 MGA166,997	$89.25 GNF775,508	+138.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 MGA27,713	$4.05 GNF35,206	-34.8%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Antananarivo	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.98 MGA133,705	$20.00 GNF173,785	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.68 MGA123,448	$25.00 GNF217,231	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.56 MGA381,659	$30.00 GNF260,677	-64.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.36 MGA327,214	$50.00 GNF434,462	-31.8%
Average			-34.9%

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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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