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Conakry vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 28.6% cheaper than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Conakry
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Conakry
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Conakry
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 78.0% less in Conakry

Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Conakry. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$5.00 GNF43,416	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$10.77 GNF93,557	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.62 GNF14,066	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$1.20 GNF10,420	+50.0%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.32 GNF11,469	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$9.28 GNF80,573	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$8.22 GNF71,345	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$3.95 GNF34,263	-36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$2.83 GNF24,617	-66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$1.27 GNF11,049	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$1.11 GNF9,599	-72.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$0.92 GNF7,980	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.28 GNF11,143	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.72 GNF6,268	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.72 GNF6,268	-10.9%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.26 GNF45,685	+224.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$28.49 GNF247,385	+232.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$8.87 GNF76,979	-8.7%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+80.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	-44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	-69.6%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	-75.3%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$2.50 GNF21,708	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.32 GNF28,787	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.16 GNF10,094	-95.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$89.25 GNF774,971	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$4.05 GNF35,181	-71.6%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 78.0% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$20.00 GNF173,664	-69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$25.00 GNF217,080	-79.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$30.00 GNF260,497	-90.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$50.00 GNF434,161	-73.1%
Average			-78.0%

Ashgabat vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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