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Nuku'alofa vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 41.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 8.8% less in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 96.1% less in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 32.4% less in Nuku'alofa

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

Nuku'alofa vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 60.6% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$8.31 TOP20.00	+66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$10.38 TOP25.00	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$2.84 TOP6.83	+75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$2.46 TOP5.92	+104.8%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$1.04 TOP2.50	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$4.50 TOP10.83	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$5.92 TOP14.26	-27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$5.09 TOP12.27	+29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$2.67 TOP6.43	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$1.26 TOP3.02	-1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$1.26 TOP3.02	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$1.32 TOP3.18	+43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$1.70 TOP4.08	+32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$1.44 TOP3.48	+100.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$1.19 TOP2.87	+65.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$5.50 TOP13.25	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	$41.53 TOP100.00	+45.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-82.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$18.69 TOP45.00	+110.8%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$124.60 TOP300.00	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$142.92 TOP344.12	+7.6%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 96.1% less for childcare

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$157.82 TOP380.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$249.19 TOP600.00	-96.1%
Average			-96.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$3.32 TOP8.00	+32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$2.91 TOP7.00	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$10.18 TOP24.50	+775.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$31.15 TOP75.00	-65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$41.53 TOP100.00	+925.1%
Average			+331.2%

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pay 32.4% less for clothing

	Conakry	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	$14.54 TOP35.00	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	$17.65 TOP42.50	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	$20.77 TOP50.00	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	$29.07 TOP70.00	-41.9%
Average			-32.4%

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