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Conakry vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 13.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 41.6% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 60.4% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$187.42	$5.00 GNF43,761	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$152.28	$10.77 GNF94,300	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.90	$1.62 GNF14,178	-6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.51	$1.20 GNF10,503	-8.0%
Average			-11.6%

Mexico City vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.32	$1.32 GNF11,560	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$87.01	$9.28 GNF81,213	+84.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.88	$8.22 GNF71,912	+25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.01	$3.95 GNF34,535	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.68	$2.83 GNF24,812	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.64	$1.27 GNF11,137	-7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.81	$1.11 GNF9,676	+38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.80	$0.92 GNF8,043	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.64	$1.28 GNF11,232	+41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.55	$0.72 GNF6,318	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.16	$0.72 GNF6,318	-27.4%
Average			+9.2%

Mexico City vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.69	$5.26 GNF46,048	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$337.36	$28.49 GNF249K	+45.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$346K	$33,000.00 GNF289M	+64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.38	$8.87 GNF77,590	+100.4%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$534.02	$185.16 GNF2M	+498.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,629.97	$630.52 GNF6M	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,691.70	$317.99 GNF3M	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$644.99	$132.79 GNF1M	+255.4%
Average			+164.8%

Mexico City vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 41.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,430.03	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-41.6%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.23	$2.50 GNF21,881	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.84	$3.32 GNF29,016	-13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.97	$1.16 GNF10,174	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,008.97	$89.25 GNF781K	+52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.45	$4.05 GNF35,461	-37.8%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 60.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,052.13	$20.00 GNF175K	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$829.98	$25.00 GNF219K	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,825.11	$30.00 GNF263K	-71.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,914.71	$50.00 GNF438K	-54.9%
Average			-60.4%

Mexico City 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: February 2026

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