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Conakry vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 42.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 54.2% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$5.00 GNF43,430	+61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$10.77 GNF93,587	+73.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$1.62 GNF14,071	+104.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.20 GNF10,423	+260.0%
Average			+124.9%

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$1.32 GNF11,472	-8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$9.28 GNF80,599	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$8.22 GNF71,368	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$3.95 GNF34,274	+72.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$2.83 GNF24,624	+105.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$1.27 GNF11,053	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$1.11 GNF9,602	+35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.92 GNF7,982	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$1.28 GNF11,147	+50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.72 GNF6,270	+0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.72 GNF6,270	+11.2%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$5.26 GNF45,699	+12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$28.49 GNF247,464	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$33,000.00 GNF286,638,000	-11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$8.87 GNF77,003	-23.8%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$185.16 GNF1,608,270	+995.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$630.52 GNF5,476,656	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$317.99 GNF2,762,053	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$132.79 GNF1,153,376	+93.3%
Average			+270.2%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$6,362.45 GNF55,264,249	-52.3%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$2.50 GNF21,715	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$3.32 GNF28,796	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$1.16 GNF10,097	-73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$89.25 GNF775,219	+74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$4.05 GNF35,193	-49.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 54.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$20.00 GNF173,720	-66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$25.00 GNF217,150	-34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$30.00 GNF260,580	-71.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$50.00 GNF434,300	-45.3%
Average			-54.2%

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