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Conakry vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 16.1% cheaper than Valletta.

Restaurants
pay 43.1% less in Conakry
Groceries
pay 0.2% more in Conakry
Transportation
pay 13.2% less in Conakry
Housing
pay 97.2% more in Conakry
Childcare
pay 50.5% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.8% less in Conakry
Clothing
pay 74.3% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 43.1% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€14.96
$5.00
GNF43,430
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€9.97
$10.77
GNF93,587
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.92
€2.49
$1.62
GNF14,071

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
€1.30
$1.32
GNF11,472
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.11
€4.36
$9.28
GNF80,599
Milk (1 gallon) $5.12
€4.37
$8.22
GNF71,368

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

 
Valletta
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.92
€5.06
$5.26
GNF45,699
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.49
GNF247,464
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,401.08
€22,542.88
$33,000.00
GNF286,638,000

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pay 97.2% more for housing

 
Valletta
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.54
€26.93
$185.16
GNF1,608,270
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,284.79
€1,097.03
$630.52
GNF5,476,656
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,073.09
€916.27
$317.99
GNF2,762,053

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

 
Valletta
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $264.01
€225.43
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,847.89
€10,970.32
$6,362.45
GNF55,264,249

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.02
€4.28
$2.50
GNF21,715
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
€2.49
$3.32
GNF28,796
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.60
€5.63
$1.16
GNF10,097

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pay 74.3% less for clothing

 
Valletta
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$103.34
€88.24
$20.00
GNF173,720
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$74.39
€63.52
$25.00
GNF217,150
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$146.16
€124.80
$30.00
GNF260,580

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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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