Cost of living comparison

compared to

Asuncion vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 16.9% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 99.5% more in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$5.00 PYG33,532
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$5.39 PYG36,174	-49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$0.89 PYG5,969	-45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.52 PYG3,486	-56.7%
Average			-50.6%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Conakry	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$1.13 PYG7,600	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$3.98 PYG26,687	-57.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$3.71 PYG24,869	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$1.81 PYG12,159	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$1.67 PYG11,190	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$1.03 PYG6,915	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.41 PYG2,764	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.45 PYG3,002	-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$0.85 PYG5,727	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.54 PYG3,625	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.57 PYG3,826	-21.0%
Average			-39.5%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Conakry	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$3.61 PYG24,202	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$28.58 PYG191,674	+0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$15,411.13 PYG103,353,835	-53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$7.41 PYG49,704	-16.4%
Average			-25.2%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.1% less for housing

	Conakry	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$17.71 PYG118,763	-90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$437.82 PYG2,936,188	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$320.48 PYG2,149,290	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$31.70 PYG212,569	-76.1%
Average			-49.1%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Conakry	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$163.92 PYG1,099,309
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$3,652.44 PYG24,494,859	-42.6%
Average			-42.6%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$1.40 PYG9,396	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$2.19 PYG14,678	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$1.68 PYG11,275	+44.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$29.39 PYG197,124	-67.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$5.95 PYG39,932	+47.0%
Average			-10.7%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 99.5% more for clothing

	Conakry	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$55.16 PYG369,960	+175.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$37.83 PYG253,687	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$78.06 PYG523,480	+160.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$55.34 PYG371,134	+10.7%
Average			+99.5%

Conakry vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Conakry vs.

Manila

Conakry vs.

Quito

Conakry vs.

Ankara

Conakry vs.

Ottawa

Conakry vs.

Mexico City

Conakry vs.

Dodoma

Conakry vs.

Berlin

Conakry vs.

Singapore

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Guinea vs. Paraguay. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Guinea and Paraguay.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Conakry

Add prices for Asuncion

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Asuncion or Conakry. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.