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Conakry vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 56.1% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 58.4% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 68.8% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.48 ZMW172.19	$5.00 GNF43,446	-33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW87.99	$10.77 GNF93,622	+182.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZMW14.25	$1.62 GNF14,076	+161.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 ZMW7.79	$1.20 GNF10,427	+254.8%
Average			+141.3%

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pay 58.4% more for groceries

	Lusaka	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 ZMW17.67	$1.32 GNF11,477	+72.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 ZMW86.62	$9.28 GNF80,629	+146.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZMW114.88	$8.22 GNF71,395	+64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ZMW40.70	$3.95 GNF34,287	+123.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 ZMW41.08	$2.83 GNF24,634	+58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW28.12	$1.27 GNF11,057	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZMW16.77	$1.11 GNF9,606	+51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ZMW28.16	$0.92 GNF7,985	-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZMW11.50	$1.28 GNF11,151	+156.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 ZMW20.40	$0.72 GNF6,272	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW15.41	$0.72 GNF6,272	+7.8%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 68.8% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 ZMW105.38	$5.26 GNF45,716	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.52 ZMW886.94	$28.49 GNF247,556	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+312.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.00 ZMW276.33	$8.87 GNF77,032	-26.1%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Lusaka	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$226.58 ZMW5,217.38	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	+178.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.07 ZMW2,833.97	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	+158.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+151.9%
Average			+136.2%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	-45.5%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 ZMW22.49	$2.50 GNF21,723	+156.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZMW47.14	$3.32 GNF28,807	+61.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 ZMW84.61	$1.16 GNF10,101	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	$89.25 GNF775,508	+76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.18 ZMW96.36	$4.05 GNF35,206	-3.2%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Lusaka	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.93 ZMW435.83	$20.00 GNF173,785	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.99 ZMW391.23	$25.00 GNF217,231	+47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	$30.00 GNF260,677	-64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	$50.00 GNF434,462	-31.6%
Average			-10.8%

Lusaka 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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