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Buenos Aires vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 59.3% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 14.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 13.6% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.8% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 80.4% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,316	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+260.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,341	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,034	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,396	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+15.7%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,442	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+118.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,387	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,181	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,184	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,560	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,024	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,577	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,961	$0.57 ARS819.15	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,117	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.66 ARS952.66	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.58 ARS837.26	-19.8%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,579	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,814	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,801	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+7.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 14.4% less for housing

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-24.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 13.6% less for childcare

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$367.39 ARS531,384.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-13.6%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,658	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,721	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,071	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+216.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF773,184	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,100	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+122.1%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,264	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+464.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,580	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+266.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,896	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+331.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,160	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+169.9%
Average			+307.9%

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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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