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Conakry vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 75.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Conakry
Clothing: pay 66.2% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$5.00 GNF43,430	-58.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$10.77 GNF93,587	+80.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$1.62 GNF14,071	+17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.20 GNF10,423	+96.2%
Average			+34.0%

Moscow vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.32 GNF11,472	+56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$9.28 GNF80,599	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$8.22 GNF71,368	+77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$3.95 GNF34,274	+134.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$2.83 GNF24,624	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$1.27 GNF11,053	+57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$1.11 GNF9,602	+27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$0.92 GNF7,982	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$1.28 GNF11,147	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.72 GNF6,270	+69.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.72 GNF6,270	+113.2%
Average			+52.6%

Moscow vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$5.26 GNF45,699	+85.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$28.49 GNF247,464	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$33,000.00 GNF286,638,000	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$8.87 GNF77,003	+54.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Moscow	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$185.16 GNF1,608,270	+2268.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$630.52 GNF5,476,656	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$317.99 GNF2,762,053	-55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$132.79 GNF1,153,376	+20.1%
Average			+546.0%

Moscow vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$6,362.45 GNF55,264,249	-55.5%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$2.50 GNF21,715	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$3.32 GNF28,796	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$1.16 GNF10,097	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$89.25 GNF775,219	+100.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$4.05 GNF35,193	-38.3%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 66.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$20.00 GNF173,720	-73.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$25.00 GNF217,150	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$30.00 GNF260,580	-75.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$50.00 GNF434,300	-68.1%
Average			-66.2%

Moscow 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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