Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Nigeria

Abuja vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 18.6% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Abuja
Transportation: pay 30.9% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 5.4% less in Abuja
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% less in Abuja
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Abuja

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Abuja. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Abuja.

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Abuja vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	-56.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.49 NGN650.79	-71.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.70 NGN928.07
Average			-58.8%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	-52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	+70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.66 NGN883.74	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.68 NGN908.26	-15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	+31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	+75.3%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 30.9% less for transportation

	Conakry	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	-59.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	+15.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$26,143.00 NGN35M	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	-17.7%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 5.4% less for housing

	Conakry	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	-84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$596.02 NGN793K	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$350.58 NGN467K	+10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$86.28 NGN115K	-35.0%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Conakry	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$45.24 NGN60,218.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$3,150.69 NGN4M	-50.5%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	-71.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	+72.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	-70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	+58.2%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	+29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	+142.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$78.11 NGN104K	+160.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$106.08 NGN141K	+112.2%
Average			+104.1%

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