Cost of living comparison
Conakry is 12.7% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4% more in Conakry
- Groceries
-
pay 69.6% more in Conakry
- Transportation
-
pay 3.9% less in Conakry
- Housing
-
pay 51.1% more in Conakry
- Childcare
-
pay 55.4% more in Conakry
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.4% less in Conakry
- Clothing
-
pay 64.2% less in Conakry
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Conakry are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Conakry.
If you lived in Conakry instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,096
|
$6.43
GNF55,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP683,000
|
$10.77
GNF93,076
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,097
|
$1.56
GNF13,491
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,033
|
$1.20
GNF10,366
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,766
|
$1.32
GNF11,410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,517
|
$9.28
GNF80,159
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,239
|
$8.22
GNF70,979
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,900
|
$2.80
GNF24,203
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,965
|
$2.83
GNF24,490
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,846
|
$1.35
GNF11,633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,671
|
$1.11
GNF9,550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,712
|
$0.92
GNF7,939
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,705
|
$1.28
GNF11,086
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,013
|
$0.72
GNF6,236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,214
|
$0.72
GNF6,236
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,101
|
$5.09
GNF43,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,705,718
|
$28.49
GNF246,114
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,682,287,124
|
$33,000.00
GNF285,074,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,139,972
|
$11.55
GNF99,776
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,930
|
$80.91
GNF698,940
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,005,301
|
$523.54
GNF4,522,658
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,131,565
|
$462.34
GNF3,993,941
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,411,303
|
?? | |
pay 55.4% more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,332,712
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,572,680
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,197,307
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,229
|
$2.37
GNF20,503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,347
|
$2.00
GNF17,277
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,819
|
$1.16
GNF10,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,304,968
|
$70.01
GNF604,810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,867
|
$4.63
GNF40,025
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Conakry
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,985,123
|
$20.00
GNF172,772
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,982
|
$25.00
GNF215,966
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,220,362
|
$30.00
GNF259,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,898,917
|
$50.00
GNF431,931
|
|
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