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Conakry vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 22.0% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% less in Conakry
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$5.00 GNF43,446	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$10.77 GNF93,622	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.62 GNF14,076	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.20 GNF10,427	+3.1%
Average			-4.0%

Santiago vs. Conakry - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Santiago	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.32 GNF11,477	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$9.28 GNF80,629	+80.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$8.22 GNF71,395	+81.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$3.95 GNF34,287	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.83 GNF24,634	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.27 GNF11,057	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.11 GNF9,606	+57.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.92 GNF7,985	-0.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.28 GNF11,151	+52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.72 GNF6,272	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.72 GNF6,272	-2.9%
Average			+25.4%

Santiago vs. Conakry - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Santiago	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$5.26 GNF45,716	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$28.49 GNF247,556	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+71.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$8.87 GNF77,032	-31.1%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Santiago	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+750.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	-25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+23.6%
Average			+193.8%

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Santiago	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	-28.7%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$2.50 GNF21,723	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$3.32 GNF28,807	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$1.16 GNF10,101	-79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$89.25 GNF775,508	+176.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$4.05 GNF35,206	-35.7%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Santiago	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$20.00 GNF173,785	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$25.00 GNF217,231	-18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$30.00 GNF260,677	-59.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$50.00 GNF434,462	-38.4%
Average			-44.8%

Santiago vs. Conakry - Cost of clothing

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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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