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Conakry vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 76.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 56.0% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 47.0% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 72.6% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 53.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.00 GNF43,416	+18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$10.77 GNF93,557	+119.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.62 GNF14,066	+237.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.20 GNF10,420	+290.9%
Average			+166.8%

Beijing vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.32 GNF11,469	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$9.28 GNF80,573	+24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$8.22 GNF71,345	+23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$3.95 GNF34,263	+122.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.83 GNF24,617	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$1.27 GNF11,049	+29.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.11 GNF9,599	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.92 GNF7,980	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$1.28 GNF11,143	+113.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.72 GNF6,268	+107.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.72 GNF6,268	+75.0%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 47.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.26 GNF45,685	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$28.49 GNF247,385	-9.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+81.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$8.87 GNF76,979	+91.6%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Beijing	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+1331.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+238.2%
Average			+375.1%

Beijing vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 72.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	-72.6%
Average			-72.6%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$2.50 GNF21,708	+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.32 GNF28,787	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$1.16 GNF10,094	-72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$89.25 GNF774,971	+54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$4.05 GNF35,181	-51.8%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 53.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$20.00 GNF173,664	-67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$25.00 GNF217,080	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$30.00 GNF260,497	-63.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$50.00 GNF434,161	-52.6%
Average			-53.8%

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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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