Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

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Guinea

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 17.7% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 89.1% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% more in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,018	$5.00 GNF43,900	-6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,527	$10.77 GNF94,600	+33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA469	$1.62 GNF14,223	+94.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA327	$1.20 GNF10,536	+106.4%
Average			+56.9%

Ouagadougou vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA533	$1.32 GNF11,596	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,030	$9.28 GNF81,471	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA5,966	$8.22 GNF72,141	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,713	$3.95 GNF34,645	+29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,476	$2.83 GNF24,891	-70.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,141	$1.27 GNF11,172	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA356	$1.11 GNF9,706	+74.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA255	$0.92 GNF8,069	+102.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA626	$1.28 GNF11,267	+15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA569	$0.72 GNF6,338	-28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA344	$0.72 GNF6,338	+18.1%
Average			+11.3%

Ouagadougou vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,237	$5.26 GNF46,194	-8.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.49 GNF250K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	$33,000.00 GNF290M	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,350	$8.87 GNF77,837	-40.3%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 89.1% more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,470	$185.16 GNF2M	+265.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA251K	$630.52 GNF6M	+41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158K	$317.99 GNF3M	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA54,876	$132.79 GNF1M	+36.1%
Average			+89.1%

Ouagadougou vs. Conakry - Cost of housing

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,450	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-64.1%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA604	$2.50 GNF21,950	+132.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,006	$3.32 GNF29,108	+85.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,006	$1.16 GNF10,207	-35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,210	$89.25 GNF784K	+42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,030	$4.05 GNF35,574	-54.7%
Average			+34.2%

Ouagadougou vs. Conakry - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$20.00 GNF176K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$25.00 GNF220K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$30.00 GNF263K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.00 GNF439K

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