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Ouagadougou vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 28.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 31.1% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,416	$5.37 F CFA2,999	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,557	$8.05 F CFA4,499	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,066	$0.83 F CFA467	-48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,420	$0.58 F CFA325	-51.6%
Average			-29.5%

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,469	$0.95 F CFA529	-28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,573	$8.94 F CFA4,998	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,345	$10.61 F CFA5,929	+29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,263	$3.05 F CFA1,703	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,617	$9.74 F CFA5,441	+243.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,049	$2.03 F CFA1,134	+59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,599	$0.63 F CFA353	-42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,980	$0.45 F CFA254	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,143	$1.11 F CFA622	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$1.01 F CFA565	+40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,268	$0.61 F CFA341	-15.4%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 31.1% more for transportation

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,685	$5.76 F CFA3,217	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,385	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	$38,457.72 F CFA21,493,236	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,979	$14.85 F CFA8,297	+67.5%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	$50.62 F CFA28,291	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	$447.18 F CFA249,921	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	$280.23 F CFA156,617	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	$97.57 F CFA54,532	-26.5%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$134.15 F CFA74,976
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	$17,731.14 F CFA9,909,575	+178.7%
Average			+178.7%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,708	$1.07 F CFA600	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,787	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,094	$1.79 F CFA1,000	+53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF774,971	$62.61 F CFA34,989	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,181	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+120.7%
Average			+8.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,664	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,080	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,497	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,161	??

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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