Cost of living comparison

Guinea

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 0.4% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Praia
Housing: pay 4.9% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 51.6% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 88.6% more in Praia

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

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Praia vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.03 CVE493.26	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.10 CVE696.20	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.56 CVE152.99	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.17 CVE114.79
Average			-7.1%

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Conakry	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.08 CVE203.99	+40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.13 CVE503.55	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.32 CVE227.26	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.07 CVE203.01	+1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$2.30 CVE225.26	+74.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.38 CVE135.34	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.86 CVE181.96	+128.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.93 CVE189.47	+94.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.69 CVE67.67	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.64 CVE63.16	+2.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Conakry	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.96 CVE584.36	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	+2.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	+30.9%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 4.9% less for housing

	Conakry	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	-9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+4.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 51.6% less for childcare

	Conakry	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$126.75 CVE12,432.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-51.6%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$2.53 CVE248.64	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.60 CVE255.49	-43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$5.27 CVE517.18	+353.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	-64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.58 CVE547.01	+37.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 88.6% more for clothing

	Conakry	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+210.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	+1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	+119.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	+82.5%
Average			+88.6%

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