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Conakry vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 46.8% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 59.9% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 46.1% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Conakry

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Conakry are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA4,998	$5.00 GNF43,416	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$10.77 GNF93,557
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.62 GNF14,066	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA500	$1.20 GNF10,420	+34.2%
Average			+23.7%

N'djamena vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA200	$1.32 GNF11,469	+269.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,000	$9.28 GNF80,573	+418.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,010	$8.22 GNF71,345	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,200	$3.95 GNF34,263	+83.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,814	$2.83 GNF24,617	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,247	$1.27 GNF11,049	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA567	$1.11 GNF9,599	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA680	$0.92 GNF7,980	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA650	$1.28 GNF11,143	+10.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.72 GNF6,268	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA423	$0.72 GNF6,268	-4.7%
Average			+59.9%

N'djamena vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,399	$5.26 GNF45,685	+22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$28.49 GNF247,385	-68.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,897,829	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+167.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,249	$8.87 GNF76,979	+120.3%
Average			+60.6%

N'djamena vs. Conakry - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.1% more for housing

	N'djamena	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA249,921	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA848,218	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	+255.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$132.79 GNF1,153,007
Average			+46.1%

N'djamena vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA750	$2.50 GNF21,708	+86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA500	$3.32 GNF28,787	+270.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA575	$1.16 GNF10,094	+13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$89.25 GNF774,971
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.05 GNF35,181
Average			+123.4%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	N'djamena	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA14,995	$20.00 GNF173,664	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA19,994	$25.00 GNF217,080	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA24,992	$30.00 GNF260,497	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA49,984	$50.00 GNF434,161	-44.1%
Average			-33.1%

N'djamena vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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