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Guinea

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 3.8% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 3.8% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 29.3% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 6.1% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou

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

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Ouagadougou vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.08 F CFA631	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.08 F CFA631
Average			+8.0%

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.11 F CFA648	-25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.54 F CFA4,983	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.59 F CFA4,433	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+355.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.13 F CFA1,243	+61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.55 F CFA904	+90.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.71 F CFA414	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.77 F CFA452	+23.1%
Average			+26.4%

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% more for transportation

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$7.34 F CFA4,285	-17.2%
Average			+3.8%

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.3% less for housing

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$341.40 F CFA199K	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$230.45 F CFA135K	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+2.7%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$34.14 F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-6.1%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.19 F CFA698	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-57.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$1.32 F CFA772	+13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$59.75 F CFA34,881	-33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$6.83 F CFA3,986	+68.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+104.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+184.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+104.8%
Average			+112.5%

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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