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Conakry vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 2.0 times more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants
pay 63.3% more in Conakry
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Conakry
Transportation
pay 98.8% more in Conakry
Housing
pay 4.9 times more in Conakry
Childcare
pay 33.1% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.6% more in Conakry
Clothing
pay 48.3% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 63.3% more for restaurants

 
Astana
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.79
KZT4,054.36
$5.00
GNF43,416
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
KZT2,861.90
$10.77
GNF93,557
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.94
KZT490.77
$1.62
GNF14,066

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Astana
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$0.45
KZT233.99
$1.32
GNF11,469
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.48
KZT2,330.97
$9.28
GNF80,573
Milk (1 gallon) $3.74
KZT1,949.88
$8.22
GNF71,345

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pay 98.8% more for transportation

 
Astana
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.74
KZT904.00
$5.26
GNF45,685
Monthly public transit pass $13.74
KZT7,154.75
$28.49
GNF247,385
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,134.22
KZT10,484,092.72
$33,000.00
GNF286,546,254

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

 
Astana
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.37
KZT6,962.01
$185.16
GNF1,607,756
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $456.75
KZT237,833.74
$630.52
GNF5,474,903
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.14
KZT163,057.62
$317.99
GNF2,761,169

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pay 33.1% more for childcare

 
Astana
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $229.54
KZT119,526.40
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,780.94
KZT2,489,485.86
$6,362.45
GNF55,246,560

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pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Astana
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.10
KZT572.38
$2.50
GNF21,708
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
KZT1,063.27
$3.32
GNF28,787
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.81
KZT944.43
$1.16
GNF10,094

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

 
Astana
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.32
KZT27,766.65
$20.00
GNF173,664
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.64
KZT17,518.30
$25.00
GNF217,080
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.14
KZT42,769.50
$30.00
GNF260,497

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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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