Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Egypt

Cairo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 51.1% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 28.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 63.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 57.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 61.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 44.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.5% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.77 EGP255.20	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$5.92 EGP316.45	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.35 EGP18.91	-79.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.15 EGP7.79
Average			-28.5%

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pay 63.0% less for groceries

	Conakry	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.76 EGP40.74	-48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$2.13 EGP114.06	-81.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$3.57 EGP190.86	-56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.18 EGP63.29	-72.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.26 EGP120.71	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.82 EGP43.68	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.35 EGP18.52	-68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.26 EGP14.08	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.24 EGP12.94	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.18 EGP9.68	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.20 EGP10.49	-68.8%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 57.7% less for transportation

	Conakry	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$1.68 EGP89.66	-68.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$8.59 EGP459.36	-69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$1.91 EGP102.08	-78.5%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 61.4% less for housing

	Conakry	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$14.10 EGP753.78	-92.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	-39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	-84.4%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 44.0% less for childcare

	Conakry	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$123.08 EGP6,578.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$3,562.03 EGP190K	-44.0%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.48 EGP79.11	-57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$1.78 EGP95.02	-61.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.01 EGP107.18	+72.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	-66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$4.77 EGP255.20	+17.8%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+104.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	+102.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+285.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	+19.7%
Average			+109.1%

Conakry vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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