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Conakry vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 73.0% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 4.1% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 68.5% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$5.00 GNF43,416	-10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$10.77 GNF93,557	+99.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.62 GNF14,066	+124.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$1.20 GNF10,420	+162.5%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.32 GNF11,469	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$9.28 GNF80,573	+58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$8.22 GNF71,345	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$3.95 GNF34,263	+92.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.83 GNF24,617	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.27 GNF11,049	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$1.11 GNF9,599	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.92 GNF7,980	-50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$1.28 GNF11,143	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.72 GNF6,268	+133.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.72 GNF6,268	+63.6%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.26 GNF45,685	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$28.49 GNF247,385	+241.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$33,000.00 GNF286,546,254	+15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$8.87 GNF76,979	+77.2%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$185.16 GNF1,607,756	+1248.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$630.52 GNF5,474,903	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$317.99 GNF2,761,169	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$132.79 GNF1,153,007	+128.9%
Average			+345.6%

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pay 4.1% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$6,362.45 GNF55,246,560	-4.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$2.50 GNF21,708	+28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$3.32 GNF28,787	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$1.16 GNF10,094	-32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$89.25 GNF774,971	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$4.05 GNF35,181	+4.1%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 68.5% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$20.00 GNF173,664	-75.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$25.00 GNF217,080	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$30.00 GNF260,497	-69.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$50.00 GNF434,161	-66.8%
Average			-68.5%

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