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Botswana

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 34.1% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 68.6% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 36.1% less in Conakry

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

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Conakry vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% less for restaurants

	Gaborone	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$4.63 GNF40,795	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$9.26 GNF81,591	+60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.74 GNF15,298	+140.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	??
Average			-13.5%

Gaborone vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$1.48 GNF13,049	+69.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$11.56 GNF102K	+265.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$8.16 GNF71,898	+49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$4.34 GNF38,193	+75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$2.04 GNF17,983	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$1.32 GNF11,618	+75.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$1.09 GNF9,614	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.81 GNF7,149	-10.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.99 GNF8,746	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.63 GNF5,543	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.63 GNF5,543	+19.0%
Average			+47.8%

Gaborone vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.26 GNF46,353	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$28.49 GNF251K	-3.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+65.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$8.87 GNF78,104	-57.5%
Average			+6.5%

Gaborone vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.6% more for housing

	Gaborone	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$185.16 GNF2M	+339.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$510.01 GNF4M	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$317.99 GNF3M	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$132.79 GNF1M	+191.0%
Average			+68.6%

Gaborone vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$6,362.45 GNF56M	+154.5%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$3.47 GNF30,596	+74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$4.63 GNF40,795	+99.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$1.16 GNF10,242	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$89.25 GNF786K	+165.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$4.05 GNF35,696	-34.1%
Average			+31.8%

Gaborone vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.1% less for clothing

	Gaborone	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$20.00 GNF176K	-57.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$25.00 GNF220K	+49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$30.00 GNF264K	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$50.00 GNF441K	-36.2%
Average			-36.1%

Gaborone vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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