Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 26.9% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 67.1% more in Dakar
Housing: pay 29.9% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 63.4% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Dakar

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

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Dakar vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.22 F CFA715	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.87 F CFA511
Average			+8.5%

Conakry vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Conakry	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.73 F CFA424	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.68 F CFA5,066	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+100.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.45 F CFA849	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.86 F CFA501	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.32 F CFA768	+62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.79 F CFA463	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.62 F CFA362	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.43 F CFA249	-32.3%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

	Conakry	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+169.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+116.6%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 29.9% more for housing

	Conakry	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$810.84 F CFA473K	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$431.19 F CFA252K	+35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+16.9%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 63.4% more for childcare

	Conakry	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$321.49 F CFA188K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+63.4%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.37 F CFA1,968	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.13 F CFA1,246	+83.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+110.7%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$58.04 F CFA33,885	+190.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+82.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+184.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+93.5%
Average			+132.2%

Conakry vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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