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Conakry vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 34.2% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 53.6% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 11.5% less in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 66.4% more in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 48.3% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$5.00 GNF43,316	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$10.77 GNF93,341	+113.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$1.62 GNF14,034	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$1.20 GNF10,396	+40.8%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 53.6% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$1.32 GNF11,442	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$9.28 GNF80,387	+129.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$8.22 GNF71,181	+74.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$3.95 GNF34,184	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.83 GNF24,560	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.27 GNF11,024	+67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$1.11 GNF9,577	+55.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$0.92 GNF7,961	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.28 GNF11,117	+68.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.72 GNF6,253	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.72 GNF6,253	+32.3%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 11.5% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$5.26 GNF45,579	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$28.49 GNF246,814	-83.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	+63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$8.87 GNF76,801	-31.6%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Pretoria	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	+403.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	-22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	+36.0%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 66.4% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	+66.4%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$2.50 GNF21,658	+8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$3.32 GNF28,721	+54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$1.16 GNF10,071	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$89.25 GNF773,184	+148.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$4.05 GNF35,100	-47.9%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$20.00 GNF173,264	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$25.00 GNF216,580	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$30.00 GNF259,896	-66.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$50.00 GNF433,160	-42.1%
Average			-48.3%

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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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