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Conakry vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 13.5% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 75.2% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 0.9% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 61.2% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 24.9% more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 SVC61.14	$5.00 GNF43,752	-28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.14	$10.77 GNF94,280	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC9.91	$1.62 GNF14,175	+42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 SVC7.96	$1.20 GNF10,500	+31.6%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	San Salvador	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 SVC17.03	$1.32 GNF11,557	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 SVC32.89	$9.28 GNF81,196	+146.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.84 SVC59.75	$8.22 GNF71,897	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 SVC26.29	$3.95 GNF34,528	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 SVC26.08	$2.83 GNF24,807	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 SVC15.48	$1.27 GNF11,135	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SVC6.61	$1.11 GNF9,674	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 SVC10.18	$0.92 GNF8,041	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 SVC10.62	$1.28 GNF11,229	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 SVC8.45	$0.72 GNF6,316	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SVC8.52	$0.72 GNF6,316	-26.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.82 SVC33.38	$5.26 GNF46,038	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.00 SVC131.02	$28.49 GNF249K	+89.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,500.00 SVC223K	$33,000.00 GNF289M	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.93 SVC261.41	$8.87 GNF77,574	-70.4%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 75.2% more for housing

	San Salvador	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.33 SVC378.51	$185.16 GNF2M	+327.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$900.00 SVC7,861.36	$630.52 GNF6M	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.33 SVC6,623.93	$317.99 GNF3M	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.16 SVC717.63	$132.79 GNF1M	+61.6%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 0.9% less for childcare

	San Salvador	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,420.87	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,420.00 SVC56,077.73	$6,362.45 GNF56M	-0.9%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.47	$2.50 GNF21,876	+25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 SVC28.38	$3.32 GNF29,010	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.94	$1.16 GNF10,172	-70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 SVC269.03	$89.25 GNF781K	+189.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.25 SVC45.86	$4.05 GNF35,454	-22.8%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 61.2% less for clothing

	San Salvador	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.60 SVC546.80	$20.00 GNF175K	-68.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.83 SVC400.35	$25.00 GNF219K	-45.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$131.80 SVC1,151.25	$30.00 GNF263K	-77.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.17 SVC953.55	$50.00 GNF438K	-54.2%
Average			-61.2%

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