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Conakry vs. Nouakchott Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 53.2% more expensive than Nouakchott.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Nouakchott Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$5.00 GNF43,900	+65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$10.77 GNF94,600	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.62 GNF14,223	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$1.20 GNF10,536	-44.4%
Average			+21.1%

Nouakchott vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.32 GNF11,596	+378.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$9.28 GNF81,471	+236.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$8.22 GNF72,141	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$3.95 GNF34,645	+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$2.83 GNF24,891	+13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$1.27 GNF11,172	+26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$1.11 GNF9,706	+32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$0.92 GNF8,069	+41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.28 GNF11,267	+186.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.72 GNF6,338	+106.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.72 GNF6,338	+83.8%
Average			+112.3%

Nouakchott vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$5.26 GNF46,194	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$28.49 GNF250K	+29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO3M	$33,000.00 GNF290M	+338.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$8.87 GNF77,837	+127.8%
Average			+123.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$185.16 GNF2M	+207.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$630.52 GNF6M	+179.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$317.99 GNF3M	+96.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$132.79 GNF1M	+19.2%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO3M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-9.3%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.50 GNF21,950	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.32 GNF29,108	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$1.16 GNF10,207	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$89.25 GNF784K	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$4.05 GNF35,574	-0.7%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Nouakchott	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$20.00 GNF176K	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$25.00 GNF220K	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$30.00 GNF263K	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$50.00 GNF439K	+20.7%
Average			-4.5%

Nouakchott vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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