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Conakry vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 7.2% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 86.0% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 2.8% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 60.7% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966K	$5.00 GNF43,761	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$10.77 GNF94,300	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP157K	$1.62 GNF14,178	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$1.20 GNF10,503	+57.4%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Beirut	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,830	$1.32 GNF11,560	+76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452K	$9.28 GNF81,213	+83.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP554K	$8.22 GNF71,912	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP273K	$3.95 GNF34,535	+29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP383K	$2.83 GNF24,812	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,729	$1.27 GNF11,137	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,246	$1.11 GNF9,676	+66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,811	$0.92 GNF8,043	+52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,140	$1.28 GNF11,232	+153.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,168	$0.72 GNF6,318	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,191	$0.72 GNF6,318	+31.1%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Beirut	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313K	$5.26 GNF46,048	+50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$28.49 GNF249K	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3B	$33,000.00 GNF289M	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP2M	$8.87 GNF77,590	-53.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 86.0% more for housing

	Beirut	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$185.16 GNF2M	+388.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75M	$630.52 GNF6M	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33M	$317.99 GNF3M	-14.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$132.79 GNF1M	-4.7%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 2.8% more for childcare

	Beirut	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP553M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+2.8%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$2.50 GNF21,881	-37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293K	$3.32 GNF29,016	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP228K	$1.16 GNF10,174	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP6M	$89.25 GNF781K	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893K	$4.05 GNF35,461	-59.5%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 60.7% less for clothing

	Beirut	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5M	$20.00 GNF175K	-66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$25.00 GNF219K	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP11M	$30.00 GNF263K	-75.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9M	$50.00 GNF438K	-51.4%
Average			-60.7%

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