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Beirut vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 39.3% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 60.4% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 2.7% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,316	$10.82 LBP966,418	+116.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,341	$8.00 LBP714,522	-25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,034	$1.76 LBP156,798	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,396	$0.76 LBP68,103	-36.5%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Conakry	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,442	$0.75 LBP66,834	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,387	$5.06 LBP452,159	-45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,181	$6.20 LBP553,696	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,184	$3.05 LBP272,561	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,560	$4.28 LBP382,621	+51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,024	$0.92 LBP81,735	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,577	$0.66 LBP59,250	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,961	$0.60 LBP53,814	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,117	$0.51 LBP45,143	-60.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.42 LBP37,170	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.55 LBP49,194	-23.7%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 60.4% more for transportation

	Conakry	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,579	$3.51 LBP313,128	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,814	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+154.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	+6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,801	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+114.3%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Conakry	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	+17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+5.0%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 2.7% less for childcare

	Conakry	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$362.50 LBP32,376,797
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-2.7%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,658	$4.00 LBP357,261	+60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,721	$3.28 LBP293,366	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,071	$2.55 LBP227,754	+119.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF773,184	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,100	$10.00 LBP893,153	+146.8%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,264	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	+196.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,580	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+100.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,896	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+301.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,160	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	+105.7%
Average			+176.1%

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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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