Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 25.7% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 66.4% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Yaounde

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,900	$5.34 FCFA3,004	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF94,600	$5.34 FCFA3,004	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,223	$1.78 FCFA1,001	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,536	$0.73 FCFA411	-39.2%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Conakry	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,596	$1.10 FCFA621	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF81,471	$7.12 FCFA4,006	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF72,141	$11.07 FCFA6,223	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,645	$1.89 FCFA1,062	-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,891	$2.83 FCFA1,590	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,172	$2.06 FCFA1,158	+61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,706	$0.94 FCFA530	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF8,069	$0.97 FCFA545	+5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,267	$0.56 FCFA312	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,338	$0.75 FCFA424	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,338	$0.68 FCFA380	-6.3%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Conakry	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,194	$5.29 FCFA2,976	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF250K	$17.81 FCFA10,014	-37.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF290M	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,837	$4.18 FCFA2,353	-52.8%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 66.4% less for housing

	Conakry	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$53.42 FCFA30,042	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF6M	$129.09 FCFA72,603	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$119.30 FCFA67,095	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$63.35 FCFA35,631	-52.3%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Conakry	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$343.45 FCFA193K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-71.5%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,950	$1.25 FCFA701	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF29,108	$2.67 FCFA1,502	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,207	$1.78 FCFA1,001	+53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF784K	$24.48 FCFA13,770	-72.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,574	$8.90 FCFA5,007	+119.7%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Conakry	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$18.99 FCFA10,682	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$30.27 FCFA17,024	+21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF263K	$19.59 FCFA11,016	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF439K	$54.31 FCFA30,543	+8.6%
Average			-2.5%

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