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Conakry vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 42.5% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 55.0% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% more for restaurants

	Suva	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD11.98	$5.00 GNF43,446	-5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD14.97	$10.77 GNF93,622	+62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.11	$1.62 GNF14,076	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.51	$1.20 GNF10,427	+79.2%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Suva	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.16	$1.32 GNF11,477	+156.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.49	$9.28 GNF80,629	+82.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.80	$8.22 GNF71,395	+72.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.31	$3.95 GNF34,287	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.73	$2.83 GNF24,634	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$1.27 GNF11,057	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$1.11 GNF9,606	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.53	$0.92 GNF7,985	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.25	$1.28 GNF11,151	-10.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.41	$0.72 GNF6,272	+15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.22	$0.72 GNF6,272	+33.5%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Suva	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.48	$5.26 GNF45,716	+3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD49.90	$28.49 GNF247,556	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD54,887.09	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$8.87 GNF77,032	+100.8%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Suva	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD53.89	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	+676.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,097.74	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	+29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD858.23	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	-16.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.09	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	+284.4%
Average			+243.7%

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pay 55.0% less for childcare

	Suva	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD506.46	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD31,934.31	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	-55.0%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD6.99	$2.50 GNF21,723	-19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.73	$3.32 GNF28,807	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD21.95	$1.16 GNF10,101	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.53	$89.25 GNF775,508	+198.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.73	$4.05 GNF35,206	+4.9%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Suva	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD57.88	$20.00 GNF173,785	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD60.87	$25.00 GNF217,231	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD155.48	$30.00 GNF260,677	-56.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD137.32	$50.00 GNF434,462	-17.7%
Average			-25.8%

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