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Mexico City vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 24.8% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 6.2% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 31.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,482	$9.93 MX$200.93	+54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF92,940	$7.45 MX$150.70	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,471	$1.08 MX$21.84	-30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,351	$0.77 MX$15.64	-35.6%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Conakry	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,393	$2.45 MX$49.62	+85.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,042	$4.87 MX$98.49	-47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF70,875	$5.51 MX$111.46	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,168	$2.18 MX$44.17	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,454	$3.57 MX$72.26	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,616	$1.22 MX$24.73	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,536	$0.67 MX$13.54	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,927	$0.80 MX$16.17	-13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,070	$0.83 MX$16.75	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,227	$0.85 MX$17.22	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,227	$0.83 MX$16.75	+14.7%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Conakry	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF43,869	$4.64 MX$93.85	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF245,755	$17.87 MX$361.68	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF284,658,076	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF99,630	$3.47 MX$70.33	-69.9%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 6.2% more for housing

	Conakry	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF697,919	$24.38 MX$493.42	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,516,051	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	+70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF3,988,106	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$30.31 MX$613.48
Average			+6.2%

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

	Conakry	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$381.33 MX$7,717.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,116,670	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	+31.9%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,473	$2.73 MX$55.26	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,252	$3.01 MX$60.84	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,027	$3.92 MX$79.37	+237.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF603,926	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF39,967	$4.96 MX$100.47	+7.1%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF172,520	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	+181.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF215,650	$41.06 MX$831.00	+64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF258,780	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	+206.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF431,300	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	+83.9%
Average			+134.1%

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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: March 2025

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