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Conakry vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 5.0% more expensive than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 49.7% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 60.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 HUF3,911.67	$5.00 GNF43,446	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 HUF2,933.75	$10.77 GNF93,622	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 HUF601.31	$1.62 GNF14,076	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 HUF444.58	$1.20 GNF10,427	-11.5%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Budapest	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.83 HUF599.20	$1.32 GNF11,477	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 HUF1,800.31	$9.28 GNF80,629	+69.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 HUF1,552.72	$8.22 GNF71,395	+73.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 HUF1,075.31	$3.95 GNF34,287	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 HUF1,001.73	$2.83 GNF24,634	-7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF310.34	$1.27 GNF11,057	+34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 HUF307.69	$1.11 GNF9,606	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 HUF331.16	$0.92 GNF7,985	-9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 HUF552.33	$1.28 GNF11,151	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 HUF183.53	$0.72 GNF6,272	+29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF196.68	$0.72 GNF6,272	+20.4%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Budapest	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.01 HUF2,299.15	$5.26 GNF45,716	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.83 HUF8,801.26	$28.49 GNF247,556	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,801.65 HUF8,791,477.02	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.77 HUF4,517.98	$8.87 GNF77,032	-35.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Budapest	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.10 HUF7,247.79	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+738.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$762.27 HUF250,039.88	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$595.85 HUF195,451.32	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	-46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.90 HUF38,017.15	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+14.6%
Average			+172.2%

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pay 49.7% less for childcare

	Budapest	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.58 HUF152,392.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,648.55 HUF4,148,977.03	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	-49.7%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 HUF977.92	$2.50 GNF21,723	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96 HUF970.05	$3.32 GNF28,807	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.16 HUF2,347.00	$1.16 GNF10,101	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.02 HUF21,656.31	$89.25 GNF775,508	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.24 HUF3,031.54	$4.05 GNF35,206	-56.2%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 60.8% less for clothing

	Budapest	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.35 HUF31,276.79	$20.00 GNF173,785	-79.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.51 HUF13,614.80	$25.00 GNF217,231	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.47 HUF32,955.57	$30.00 GNF260,677	-70.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.87 HUF35,710.84	$50.00 GNF434,462	-54.1%
Average			-60.8%

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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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