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Santiago vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 30.5% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 40.3% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.9% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 99.9% more in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,446	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+110.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,622	$8.10 CLF0.1900	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,076	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,427	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-3.0%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Conakry	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,629	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,395	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,287	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,634	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,057	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,606	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,985	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-34.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+3.0%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Conakry	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,716	$5.23 CLF0.1200	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,556	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,032	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+45.1%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Conakry	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	$502.56 CLF11.8000	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	$107.40 CLF2.5200	-19.1%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 40.3% more for childcare

	Conakry	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$431.25 CLF10.1300
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+40.3%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,723	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,807	$3.09 CLF0.0700	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,101	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+378.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF775,508	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,206	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+55.5%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 99.9% more for clothing

	Conakry	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,785	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+169.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,231	$30.77 CLF0.7200	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,677	$73.54 CLF1.7300	+145.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,462	$81.13 CLF1.9100	+62.3%
Average			+99.9%

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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: December 2025

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