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Conakry vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 82.8% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 75.6% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 71.1% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Kampala	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,119	$5.00 GNF43,446	+74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,130	$10.77 GNF93,622	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,729	$1.62 GNF14,076	+231.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,071	$1.20 GNF10,427	+296.2%
Average			+156.2%

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pay 75.6% more for groceries

	Kampala	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,122	$1.32 GNF11,477	+13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,725	$9.28 GNF80,629	+324.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX9,909	$8.22 GNF71,395	+193.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,443	$3.95 GNF34,287	+116.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX7,911	$2.83 GNF24,634	+26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,580	$1.27 GNF11,057	-1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,295	$1.11 GNF9,606	+70.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,724	$0.92 GNF7,985	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,577	$1.28 GNF11,151	+76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,570	$0.72 GNF6,272	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,754	$0.72 GNF6,272	-7.3%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Kampala	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,270	$5.26 GNF45,716	-8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX151,787	$28.49 GNF247,556	-33.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+229.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,167	$8.87 GNF77,032	+121.4%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kampala	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX163,031	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+301.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX729,421	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	+54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX123,811	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+279.4%
Average			+172.2%

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pay 71.1% more for childcare

	Kampala	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX615,099	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	+71.1%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kampala	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,060	$2.50 GNF21,723	+74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,119	$3.32 GNF28,807	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX12,902	$1.16 GNF10,101	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX161,906	$89.25 GNF775,508	+95.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX22,768	$4.05 GNF35,206	-37.0%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Kampala	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX59,450	$20.00 GNF173,785	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX56,378	$25.00 GNF217,231	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX153,052	$30.00 GNF260,677	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX179,615	$50.00 GNF434,462	-1.5%
Average			+10.9%

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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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