Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 22.4% more expensive than Libreville.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Libreville, you would:
pay 3.6% more for restaurants
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,681
|
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,395
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA969
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,869
|
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,658
|
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,117
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,683
|
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA894
|
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,002
|
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,365
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA740
|
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,519
|
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,870,272
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,630
|
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,501
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,010
|
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,005
|
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,001
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,301
|
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,530,022
|
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA612
|
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,122
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,076
|
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Libreville
|
Conakry
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,300
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,101
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,451
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,651
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
|
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