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Conakry vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 50.5% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 68.8% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 56.5% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 77.1% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 39.2% less in Conakry

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Conakry are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.8% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.33 BWP136.61	$5.00 GNF43,416	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 BWP79.48	$10.77 GNF93,557	+79.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BWP10.83	$1.62 GNF14,066	+97.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 BWP6.36	$1.20 GNF10,420	+149.7%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 56.5% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 BWP11.35	$1.32 GNF11,469	+53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.42 BWP45.26	$9.28 GNF80,573	+171.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 BWP73.16	$8.22 GNF71,345	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BWP30.75	$3.95 GNF34,263	+69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 BWP30.98	$2.83 GNF24,617	+21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.55	$1.27 GNF11,049	+59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BWP8.60	$1.11 GNF9,599	+70.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BWP10.59	$0.92 GNF7,980	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 BWP9.68	$1.28 GNF11,143	+75.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.50	$0.72 GNF6,268	+12.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.65	$0.72 GNF6,268	+24.8%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 BWP56.68	$5.26 GNF45,685	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.79 BWP407.33	$28.49 GNF247,385	-7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,652.69 BWP273,212.28	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+59.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.46 BWP270.73	$8.87 GNF76,979	-56.7%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.19 BWP690.48	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+254.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$262.85 BWP3,477.25	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+139.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$160.93 BWP2,128.93	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	+97.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.95 BWP700.48	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+150.8%
Average			+160.8%

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pay 77.1% more for childcare

	Gaborone	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.01 BWP1,944.77	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,593.57 BWP47,538.94	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	+77.1%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 BWP29.80	$2.50 GNF21,708	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 BWP30.36	$3.32 GNF28,787	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 BWP48.68	$1.16 GNF10,094	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.35 BWP427.91	$89.25 GNF774,971	+175.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.76 BWP89.41	$4.05 GNF35,181	-40.1%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 39.2% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.00 BWP608.52	$20.00 GNF173,664	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.41 BWP322.89	$25.00 GNF217,080	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.82 BWP950.03	$30.00 GNF260,497	-58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.12 BWP1,192.20	$50.00 GNF434,161	-44.5%
Average			-39.2%

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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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