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Conakry vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 97.5% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 14.0% less in Conakry
Groceries
pay 55.4% more in Conakry
Housing
pay 4.0 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.8% more in Conakry

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Conakry are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 14.0% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $5.00
GNF43,829
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $10.77
GNF94,447
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.34
KPW2,102
$1.62
GNF14,200

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
KPW2,161
$1.32
GNF11,578
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $9.28
GNF81,339
Milk (1 gallon) $3.70
KPW3,332
$8.22
GNF72,024

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.26
GNF46,119
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.49
GNF250K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $33,000.00
GNF289M

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $185.16
GNF2M
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $93.44
KPW84,095
$630.52
GNF6M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.80
KPW237K
$317.99
GNF3M

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? ??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,362.45
GNF56M

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $14.02
KPW12,614
$2.50
GNF21,914
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.17
KPW1,051
$3.32
GNF29,061
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.16
GNF10,190

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $20.00
GNF175K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $25.00
GNF219K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $30.00
GNF263K

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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: March 2026
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