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Conakry vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 9.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 15.8% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 73.7% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS25,561.28	$5.00 GNF43,900	-72.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,040.86	$10.77 GNF94,600	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,097.35	$1.62 GNF14,223	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS1,971.23	$1.20 GNF10,536	-13.6%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,105.12	$1.32 GNF11,596	-54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,709.77	$9.28 GNF81,471	+51.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,289.27	$8.22 GNF72,141	+40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,670.60	$3.95 GNF34,645	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,565.96	$2.83 GNF24,891	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,634.42	$1.27 GNF11,172	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,365.09	$1.11 GNF9,706	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS804.25	$0.92 GNF8,069	+62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,618.32	$1.28 GNF11,267	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS935.34	$0.72 GNF6,338	+9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS822.04	$0.72 GNF6,338	+24.7%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,124.55	$5.26 GNF46,194	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,401.43	$28.49 GNF250K	+42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36M	$33,000.00 GNF290M	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,511.92	$8.87 GNF77,837	-6.8%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS41,781.84	$185.16 GNF2M	+529.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS936K	$630.52 GNF6M	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS659K	$317.99 GNF3M	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS143K	$132.79 GNF1M	+31.5%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 15.8% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS522K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS8M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+15.8%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,396.27	$2.50 GNF21,950	-34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,858.64	$3.32 GNF29,108	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,225.86	$1.16 GNF10,207	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS61,896.47	$89.25 GNF784K	+104.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS12,780.64	$4.05 GNF35,574	-55.0%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 73.7% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS160K	$20.00 GNF176K	-82.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS130K	$25.00 GNF220K	-72.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS184K	$30.00 GNF263K	-76.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS192K	$50.00 GNF439K	-62.9%
Average			-73.7%

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