Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 35.2% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants
pay 65.4% less in Cairo
Groceries
pay 64.6% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 55.0% less in Cairo
Housing
pay 73.4% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 69.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.8% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

pay 65.4% less for restaurants

 
Conakry
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.43
GNF55,445
$4.06
EGP205.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.77
GNF92,880
$4.71
EGP238.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.56
GNF13,462
$0.33
EGP16.92

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pay 64.6% less for groceries

 
Conakry
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.32
GNF11,386
$0.65
EGP32.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.28
GNF79,990
$1.59
EGP80.23
Milk (1 gallon) $8.22
GNF70,829
$3.40
EGP171.98

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pay 55.0% less for transportation

 
Conakry
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.09
GNF43,841
$1.01
EGP51.34
Monthly public transit pass $28.49
GNF245,594
$8.12
EGP410.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,000.00
GNF284,471,691
$36,284.10
EGP1,835,857.71

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pay 73.4% less for housing

 
Conakry
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$80.91
GNF697,462
$9.69
EGP490.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $523.54
GNF4,513,094
$208.74
EGP10,561.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $462.34
GNF3,985,495
$129.60
EGP6,557.34

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

 
Conakry
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $87.26
EGP4,415.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,389.60
GNF55,080,581
$1,948.40
EGP98,582.85

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pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Conakry
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.37
GNF20,460
$1.42
EGP71.89
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
GNF17,241
$1.54
EGP77.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.16
GNF10,021
$1.83
EGP92.43

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Conakry
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.00
GNF172,407
$37.28
EGP1,886.27
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.00
GNF215,509
$49.39
EGP2,499.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$30.00
GNF258,611
$97.57
EGP4,936.86

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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: February 2025
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