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Conakry vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 16.5% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 64.9% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 59.5% less in Conakry

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Conakry are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 73.5% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.70	$5.00 GNF43,829	+36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.87	$10.77 GNF94,447	+75.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$1.62 GNF14,200	+66.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$1.20 GNF10,519	+116.4%
Average			+73.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.22	$1.32 GNF11,578	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.62	$9.28 GNF81,339	+157.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.74	$8.22 GNF72,024	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.87	$3.95 GNF34,589	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.58	$2.83 GNF24,851	+40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.80	$1.27 GNF11,154	-9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$1.11 GNF9,691	+12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.68	$0.92 GNF8,055	-30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.46	$1.28 GNF11,249	+12.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$0.72 GNF6,327	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.72 GNF6,327	-21.6%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.89	$5.26 GNF46,119	+256.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.49 GNF250K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,487.13	$33,000.00 GNF289M	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.65	$8.87 GNF77,711	-66.3%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 64.9% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.13	$185.16 GNF2M	+171.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND920.79	$630.52 GNF6M	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND577.45	$317.99 GNF3M	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.08	$132.79 GNF1M	+129.4%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND200.42	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND19,952.45	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-59.2%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.47	$2.50 GNF21,914	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.75	$3.32 GNF29,061	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.79	$1.16 GNF10,190	-92.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.43	$89.25 GNF782K	+182.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.93	$4.05 GNF35,516	-25.2%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 59.5% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND122.11	$20.00 GNF175K	-79.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.14	$25.00 GNF219K	-63.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND148.52	$30.00 GNF263K	-74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.67	$50.00 GNF438K	-21.7%
Average			-59.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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