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Abu Dhabi vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 77.3% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 81.8% more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Abu Dhabi

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

Abu Dhabi vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,316	$10.89 AED40.00	+117.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,341	$9.53 AED35.00	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,034	$1.29 AED4.74	-20.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,396	$0.44 AED1.61	-63.4%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,442	$1.60 AED5.89	+21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,387	$5.28 AED19.39	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,181	$7.50 AED27.54	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,184	$3.64 AED13.37	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,560	$4.12 AED15.11	+45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,024	$1.15 AED4.21	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,577	$0.82 AED3.00	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,961	$0.83 AED3.05	-9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,117	$0.67 AED2.46	-47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.53 AED1.96	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.65 AED2.39	-9.7%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,579	$2.94 AED10.80	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,814	$25.87 AED95.00	-9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+35.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,801	$7.62 AED28.00	-14.0%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 81.8% more for housing

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	$100.96 AED370.79	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+136.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+248.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	$115.93 AED425.75	-12.7%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$625.43 AED2,296.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+101.0%
Average			+101.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,658	$11.29 AED41.45	+351.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,721	$5.77 AED21.18	+73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,071	$6.26 AED23.00	+438.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF773,184	$62.90 AED230.98	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,100	$13.61 AED50.00	+236.0%
Average			+214.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,264	$60.62 AED222.62	+203.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,580	$51.93 AED190.71	+107.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,896	$98.09 AED360.23	+227.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,160	$96.21 AED353.33	+92.4%
Average			+157.6%

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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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