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Conakry vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 4.8% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in Conakry
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 45.7% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 9.4% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 54.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$5.00 GNF43,446	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$10.77 GNF93,622	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$1.62 GNF14,076	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$1.20 GNF10,427	-16.1%
Average			-24.8%

Libreville vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Libreville	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$1.32 GNF11,477	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$9.28 GNF80,629	+97.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$8.22 GNF71,395	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$3.95 GNF34,287	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$2.83 GNF24,634	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.27 GNF11,057	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.11 GNF9,606	-45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.92 GNF7,985	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.28 GNF11,151	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.72 GNF6,272	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.72 GNF6,272	-55.5%
Average			-23.8%

Libreville vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Libreville	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$5.26 GNF45,716	+29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$28.49 GNF247,556	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$8.87 GNF77,032	+20.9%
Average			+4.1%

Libreville vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.7% more for housing

	Libreville	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+158.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	-28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+94.2%
Average			+45.7%

Libreville vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 9.4% more for childcare

	Libreville	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	+9.4%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$2.50 GNF21,723	+132.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$3.32 GNF28,807	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$1.16 GNF10,101	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$89.25 GNF775,508	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$4.05 GNF35,206	-9.9%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 54.8% less for clothing

	Libreville	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$20.00 GNF173,785	-77.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$25.00 GNF217,231	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$30.00 GNF260,677	-44.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$50.00 GNF434,462	-53.4%
Average			-54.8%

Libreville vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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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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