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St. George's vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 3.8% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 17.9% less in St. George's
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 50.1% more in St. George's

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in St. George's are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 17.6% more for restaurants

	Conakry	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,446	$7.40 EC$20.00	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,622	$8.33 EC$22.50	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,076	$1.85 EC$5.00	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,427	$1.57 EC$4.25	+31.0%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Conakry	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$1.69 EC$4.57	+27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,629	$5.00 EC$13.52	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,395	$14.71 EC$39.75	+79.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,287	$4.07 EC$11.00	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,634	$2.60 EC$7.04	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,057	$1.20 EC$3.25	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,606	$0.84 EC$2.27	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,985	$0.79 EC$2.13	-14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$1.34 EC$3.63	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.71 EC$1.91	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.71 EC$1.91	-2.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Conakry	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,716	$5.12 EC$13.85	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,556	$37.00 EC$100.00	+29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,032	??
Average			+1.0%

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pay 17.9% less for housing

	Conakry	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	$46.87 EC$126.67	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	$289.85 EC$783.33	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	$159.51 EC$431.09	+20.1%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Conakry	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$55.50 EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-63.4%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,723	$2.04 EC$5.50	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,807	$4.44 EC$12.00	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,101	$1.85 EC$5.00	+59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF775,508	$37.00 EC$100.00	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,206	$11.10 EC$30.00	+174.0%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 50.1% more for clothing

	Conakry	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,785	$25.90 EC$70.00	+29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,231	$44.40 EC$120.00	+77.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,677	$42.55 EC$115.00	+41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,462	$75.85 EC$205.00	+51.7%
Average			+50.1%

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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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