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Brazzaville vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 53.4% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 86.1% more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 38.3% more in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.6% more in Brazzaville
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Brazzaville

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

Brazzaville vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$11.68 FCFA6,527	+133.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$5.10 FCFA2,848	-52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$1.58 FCFA881	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$1.58 FCFA881	+31.4%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$4.99 FCFA2,786	+277.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$3.38 FCFA1,889	-63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$8.76 FCFA4,897	+6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$2.94 FCFA1,643	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$2.16 FCFA1,207	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$1.11 FCFA621	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.81 FCFA451	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$1.66 FCFA925	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$1.16 FCFA649	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.84 FCFA469	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.57 FCFA317	-21.5%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$4.74 FCFA2,651	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$23.44 FCFA13,100	-17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$29,343.54 FCFA16,399,506	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$10.74 FCFA6,003	+21.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 86.1% more for housing

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$551.55 FCFA308,248	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$465.04 FCFA259,902	+46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$646.27 FCFA361,188	+386.7%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 38.3% more for childcare

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$53.41 FCFA29,853
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$8,800.00 FCFA4,918,141	+38.3%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$5.81 FCFA3,244	+132.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$4.05 FCFA2,263	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$3.25 FCFA1,816	+179.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$44.51 FCFA24,877	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$5.84 FCFA3,264	+44.2%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$57.50 FCFA32,136	+187.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$60.00 FCFA33,533	+140.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$100.00 FCFA55,888	+233.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$55.00 FCFA30,738	+10.0%
Average			+142.7%

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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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