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Djibouti vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 74.3% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 70.3% more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 77.2% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 38.2% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.4% more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Djibouti

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

Djibouti vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,829	$9.82 DJF1,749	+96.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF94,447	$12.63 DJF2,249	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,200	$1.89 DJF337	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,519	$1.87 DJF333	+55.9%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 70.3% more for groceries

	Conakry	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,578	$9.26 DJF1,649	+601.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF81,339	$4.78 DJF851	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF72,024	$9.56 DJF1,703	+16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,589	$6.85 DJF1,220	+73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,851	$8.24 DJF1,467	+190.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,154	$1.70 DJF302	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,691	$0.55 DJF98	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF8,055	$1.27 DJF227	+38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,249	$0.72 DJF128	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,327	$0.55 DJF98	-23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,327	$0.62 DJF110	-14.2%
Average			+70.3%

Conakry vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Conakry	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,119	$6.59 DJF1,173	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF250K	$21.27 DJF3,787	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF289M	$33,800.12 DJF6M	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,711	$47.72 DJF8,497	+438.3%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 77.2% more for housing

	Conakry	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$58.94 DJF10,496	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF6M	$1,431.52 DJF255K	+127.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$477.17 DJF84,967	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$398.07 DJF70,882	+199.8%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 38.2% more for childcare

	Conakry	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$335.12 DJF59,672
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$8,793.05 DJF2M	+38.2%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,914	$5.61 DJF1,000	+124.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF29,061	$3.65 DJF650	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,190	$2.71 DJF482	+132.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF782K	$86.08 DJF15,327	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,516	$8.42 DJF1,499	+107.8%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF175K	$42.10 DJF7,497	+110.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF219K	$19.65 DJF3,499	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF263K	$123.50 DJF21,992	+311.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF438K	$56.14 DJF9,996	+12.3%
Average			+103.3%

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