Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 51.4% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.9% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Maseru

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

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Maseru vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.01 LSL148.38	+94.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.41 LSL138.49	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.07 LSL17.56	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.84 LSL13.85
Average			+27.3%

Conakry vs. Maseru - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Conakry	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$0.83 LSL13.60	-44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$3.30 LSL54.39	-71.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$4.38 LSL72.07	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$1.54 LSL25.32	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.79 LSL45.98	+36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.85 LSL14.02	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.02 LSL16.71	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.23 LSL20.19	+51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.09 LSL17.95	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.71 LSL11.66	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.73 LSL12.00	+15.9%
Average			-23.3%

Conakry vs. Maseru - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Conakry	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$4.98 LSL81.93	-5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$30.04 LSL494.60	+5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$6.01 LSL98.92	-32.2%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Conakry	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$38.30 LSL630.53	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$55.58 LSL915.01	-82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	??
Average			-82.0%

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	Conakry	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$52.06 LSL857.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-81.4%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.80 LSL29.68	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.00 LSL32.97	-56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.11 LSL84.08	+339.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$23.03 LSL379.19	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	??
Average			-47.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$46.07 LSL758.38	+130.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$55.58 LSL915.01	+122.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+247.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+200.4%
Average			+170.3%

Conakry vs. Maseru - Cost of clothing

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