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Conakry vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 49.2% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 5.4% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Conakry

The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Conakry are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$5.00 GNF43,416	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$10.77 GNF93,557	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.62 GNF14,066	+57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.20 GNF10,420	+35.3%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Freetown	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.32 GNF11,469	+98.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$9.28 GNF80,573	+161.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$8.22 GNF71,345	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$3.95 GNF34,263	+96.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.83 GNF24,617	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.27 GNF11,049	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.11 GNF9,599	+21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.92 GNF7,980	+185.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.28 GNF11,143	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.72 GNF6,268	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.72 GNF6,268	-2.3%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Freetown	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$5.26 GNF45,685	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.49 GNF247,385
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+175.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$8.87 GNF76,979	-17.5%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 5.4% less for housing

	Freetown	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+20.3%
Average			-5.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.50 GNF21,708	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.32 GNF28,787	+90.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.16 GNF10,094	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$89.25 GNF774,971	+78.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.05 GNF35,181
Average			+43.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$20.00 GNF173,664	+100.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$25.00 GNF217,080	+212.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$30.00 GNF260,497	+50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$50.00 GNF434,161
Average			+120.8%

Freetown vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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