Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 26.6% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.6% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Conakry

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

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Conakry vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$4.63 GNF40,795	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$9.26 GNF81,591	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.74 GNF15,298	+122.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	??
Average			+61.3%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Kigali	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.48 GNF13,049	+41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$11.56 GNF102K	+448.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$8.16 GNF71,898	+158.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$4.34 GNF38,193	+165.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.04 GNF17,983	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.32 GNF11,618	+20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$1.09 GNF9,614	+208.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.81 GNF7,149	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.99 GNF8,746	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.63 GNF5,543	+179.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.63 GNF5,543	+86.3%
Average			+103.4%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Kigali	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.26 GNF46,353	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$28.49 GNF251K	+12.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$33,000.00 GNF291M	+26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$8.87 GNF78,104	-53.3%
Average			-7.4%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Kigali	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$185.16 GNF2M	+781.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$510.01 GNF4M	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$317.99 GNF3M	-23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$132.79 GNF1M	+106.4%
Average			+0.5%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Kigali	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-33.1%
Average			-33.1%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of childcare

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$3.47 GNF30,596	+241.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$4.63 GNF40,795	+91.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.16 GNF10,242	-42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$89.25 GNF786K	+234.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$4.05 GNF35,696	+19.6%
Average			+94.6%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Kigali	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$20.00 GNF176K	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$25.00 GNF220K	+60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$30.00 GNF264K	+34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$50.00 GNF441K	+47.6%
Average			+38.5%

Kigali vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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