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Conakry vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 4.1 times more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants
pay 45.9% more in Conakry
Groceries
pay 34.1% more in Conakry
Transportation
pay 6.3% more in Conakry
Housing
pay 5.1 times more in Conakry
Childcare
pay 17.9 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5% more in Conakry
Clothing
pay 50.1% less in Conakry

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Conakry are more expensive than in Malabo. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 45.9% more for restaurants

 
Malabo
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.00
GNF43,780
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.90
FCFA4,942
$10.77
GNF94,341
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
FCFA494
$1.62
GNF14,184

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

 
Malabo
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.32
GNF11,565
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.36
FCFA1,865
$9.28
GNF81,248
Milk (1 gallon) $10.78
FCFA5,986
$8.22
GNF71,943

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

 
Malabo
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.26
GNF46,068
Monthly public transit pass $26.33
FCFA14,614
$28.49
GNF249K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,972.23
FCFA18M
$33,000.00
GNF289M

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

 
Malabo
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.81
FCFA9,883
$185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.09
FCFA148K
$630.52
GNF6M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $124.64
FCFA69,182
$317.99
GNF3M

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pay 17.9 times more for childcare

 
Malabo
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $356.12
FCFA198K
$6,362.45
GNF56M

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pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Malabo
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.50
GNF21,890
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.34
FCFA2,965
$3.32
GNF29,028
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.51
FCFA2,503
$1.16
GNF10,179

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

 
Malabo
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$26.71
FCFA14,825
$20.00
GNF175K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$133.54
FCFA74,124
$25.00
GNF219K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $30.00
GNF263K

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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: March 2026
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