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Conakry vs. Paramaribo Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 73.6% more expensive than Paramaribo.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 43.0% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Paramaribo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SRD385.48	$5.00 GNF43,416	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.40 SRD439.53	$10.77 GNF93,557	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 SRD45.89	$1.62 GNF14,066	+36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SRD31.47	$1.20 GNF10,420	+47.0%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SRD49.77	$1.32 GNF11,469	+2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 SRD240.35	$9.28 GNF80,573	+48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.71 SRD258.53	$8.22 GNF71,345	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 SRD131.03	$3.95 GNF34,263	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 SRD97.25	$2.83 GNF24,617	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 SRD77.40	$1.27 GNF11,049	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SRD35.18	$1.11 GNF9,599	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.45 SRD55.82	$0.92 GNF7,980	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 SRD94.75	$1.28 GNF11,143	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SRD22.74	$0.72 GNF6,268	+22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 SRD35.88	$0.72 GNF6,268	-22.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 SRD163.31	$5.26 GNF45,685	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00 SRD3,469.32	$28.49 GNF247,385	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SRD963,700.00	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 SRD886.60	$8.87 GNF76,979	-61.5%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.19 SRD1,125.26	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+534.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$504.53 SRD19,448.67	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.08 SRD8,368.04	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	+46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.00 SRD1,156.29	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+342.7%
Average			+237.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.03 SRD2,429.56	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,921.93 SRD74,086.45	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	+231.0%
Average			+231.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 SRD128.57	$2.50 GNF21,708	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 SRD103.20	$3.32 GNF28,787	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 SRD217.58	$1.16 GNF10,094	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.63 SRD486.72	$89.25 GNF774,971	+606.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SRD192.74	$4.05 GNF35,181	-19.0%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 43.0% less for clothing

	Paramaribo	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.30 SRD1,399.13	$20.00 GNF173,664	-44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.44 SRD1,096.36	$25.00 GNF217,080	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.41 SRD2,907.08	$30.00 GNF260,497	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.56 SRD4,261.98	$50.00 GNF434,161	-54.8%
Average			-43.0%

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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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