Cost of living comparison

Conakry, Guinea

compared to

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 8.5% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 39.3% less in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 3.5% less in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Bishkek

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Bishkek. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bishkek.

Bishkek vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Conakry	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,737	$5.80 KGS507.25	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,369	$5.68 KGS497.11	-47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,533	$0.68 KGS59.14	-56.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,399	$0.33 KGS28.98	-72.4%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Conakry	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,446	$0.48 KGS41.78	-63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,411	$5.14 KGS449.42	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,202	$3.25 KGS283.83	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,279	$1.76 KGS153.67	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,567	$2.41 KGS211.16	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,669	$0.47 KGS41.22	-65.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,580	$0.85 KGS74.39	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,964	$0.94 KGS82.52	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,121	$0.90 KGS78.92	-29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,255	$0.23 KGS19.88	-68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,255	$0.24 KGS21.00	-66.7%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Conakry	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF44,071	$2.90 KGS254.01	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,887	$7.54 KGS659.43	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,969,870	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF100,089	$4.18 KGS365.22	-63.8%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 39.3% less for housing

	Conakry	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF701,135	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,536,862	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF4,006,484	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	-23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$23.19 KGS2,027.91
Average			-39.3%

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pay 3.5% less for childcare

	Conakry	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$230.15 KGS20,126.58
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,370,665	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	-3.5%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,567	$1.16 KGS101.45	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,332	$2.06 KGS179.79	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,074	$1.56 KGS136.45	+34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF606,709	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF40,151	$4.35 KGS380.44	-6.1%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,315	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	+103.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,644	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	+55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,973	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	+246.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,288	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	+93.3%
Average			+124.5%

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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: May 2025

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