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Conakry vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 8.9% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Conakry
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 51.6% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 27.2% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Kingston	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 JMD1,197.76	$5.00 GNF43,316	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 JMD1,297.57	$10.77 GNF93,341	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 JMD205.07	$1.62 GNF14,034	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD119.39	$1.20 GNF10,396	+60.5%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Kingston	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$3.66 JMD584.33	$1.32 GNF11,442	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 JMD904.00	$9.28 GNF80,387	+63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.29 JMD2,441.49	$8.22 GNF71,181	-46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD560.95	$3.95 GNF34,184	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 JMD452.74	$2.83 GNF24,560
Apples (1 lb)	$2.72 JMD434.68	$1.27 GNF11,024	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD221.70	$1.11 GNF9,577	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD304.79	$0.92 GNF7,961	-51.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 JMD218.47	$1.28 GNF11,117	-6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD149.03	$0.72 GNF6,253	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD142.44	$0.72 GNF6,253	-19.1%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Kingston	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.78 JMD762.53	$5.26 GNF45,579	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	$28.49 GNF246,814	-41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,823.81 JMD6,837,189.04	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.10 JMD4,167.19	$8.87 GNF76,801	-66.0%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 51.6% more for housing

	Kingston	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.15 JMD8,167.17	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+262.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$919.69 JMD146,835.98	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$457.93 JMD73,113.01	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.70 JMD19,908.78	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+6.5%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kingston	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.23 JMD36,598.09	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,094.57 JMD494,074.24	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	+105.6%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 JMD399.25	$2.50 GNF21,658
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 JMD727.21	$3.32 GNF28,721	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.75 JMD1,397.38	$1.16 GNF10,071	-86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.77 JMD10,979.43	$89.25 GNF773,184	+29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.13 JMD2,096.07	$4.05 GNF35,100	-69.1%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

	Kingston	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 JMD3,742.99	$20.00 GNF173,264	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.53 JMD4,075.70	$25.00 GNF216,580	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.85 JMD11,312.14	$30.00 GNF259,896	-57.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.06 JMD12,143.91	$50.00 GNF433,160	-34.3%
Average			-27.2%

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