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Conakry vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 72.7% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 68.7% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$5.00 GNF43,416	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.77 GNF93,557	+79.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.62 GNF14,066	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.20 GNF10,420	+20.0%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 72.7% more for groceries

	Asmara	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.32 GNF11,469
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$9.28 GNF80,573	+518.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$8.22 GNF71,345	+55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$3.95 GNF34,263	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.83 GNF24,617	-76.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.27 GNF11,049	-77.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.11 GNF9,599	+90.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.92 GNF7,980	+1.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$1.28 GNF11,143	+154.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.72 GNF6,268	+3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.72 GNF6,268	+66.5%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Asmara	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$5.26 GNF45,685	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$28.49 GNF247,385	+256.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	-50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.87 GNF76,979
Average			+55.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Asmara	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+531.4%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	+279.8%
Average			+279.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$2.50 GNF21,708	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$3.32 GNF28,787	+301.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.16 GNF10,094
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$89.25 GNF774,971	+230.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$4.05 GNF35,181	+268.3%
Average			+253.3%

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pay 68.7% less for clothing

	Asmara	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$20.00 GNF173,664	-75.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$25.00 GNF217,080	-66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$30.00 GNF260,497	-85.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$50.00 GNF434,161	-47.4%
Average			-68.7%

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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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