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Conakry vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 49.5% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 53.2% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,119.49	$5.00 GNF43,761
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,167.29	$10.77 GNF94,300	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,739.86	$1.62 GNF14,178	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,675.01	$1.20 GNF10,503	+31.4%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,641.50	$1.32 GNF11,560	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,960.12	$9.28 GNF81,213	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,866.22	$8.22 GNF71,912	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,319.02	$3.95 GNF34,535	+116.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,081.63	$2.83 GNF24,812	+41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,285.64	$1.27 GNF11,137	-29.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,559.16	$1.11 GNF9,676	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,702.39	$0.92 GNF8,043	-52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,956.84	$1.28 GNF11,232	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,528.74	$0.72 GNF6,318	-17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,159.83	$0.72 GNF6,318	+34.5%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,423.67	$5.26 GNF46,048	+21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,629.43	$28.49 GNF249K	+196.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197M	$33,000.00 GNF289M	-32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,427.59	$8.87 GNF77,590	-2.1%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,652.35	$185.16 GNF2M	+769.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$630.52 GNF6M	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$317.99 GNF3M	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR334K	$132.79 GNF1M	+60.0%
Average			+219.2%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-10.9%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,861.71	$2.50 GNF21,881	+106.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,165.64	$3.32 GNF29,016	+31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,544.81	$1.16 GNF10,174	-38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR168K	$89.25 GNF781K	+114.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,089.62	$4.05 GNF35,461	+8.0%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR104K	$20.00 GNF175K	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,890.97	$25.00 GNF219K	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR354K	$30.00 GNF263K	-65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR242K	$50.00 GNF438K	-16.9%
Average			-24.5%

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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: February 2026

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