Cost of living comparison

Conakry, Guinea

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 70.1% more expensive than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 2.7% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 94.5% more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in San Jose

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in San Jose are more expensive than in Conakry. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 27.0% more for restaurants

	Conakry	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 GNF55,604	$10.83 CRC5,411.93	+68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,145	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GNF13,501	$1.99 CRC996.28	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,374	$1.46 CRC730.05	+21.7%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Conakry	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,418	$2.60 CRC1,297.53	+96.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,218	$4.26 CRC2,131.12	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,031	$7.23 CRC3,614.14	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 GNF24,221	$3.26 CRC1,630.29	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,508	$4.41 CRC2,202.02	+55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 GNF11,641	$1.95 CRC974.72	+44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,557	$0.63 CRC314.94	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,944	$1.59 CRC795.04	+73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,094	$1.35 CRC673.65	+5.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,240	$1.30 CRC649.37	+80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,240	$1.19 CRC595.13	+65.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Conakry	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 GNF43,966	$5.49 CRC2,742.30	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,295	$38.02 CRC19,000.61	+33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,283,792	$36,925.49 CRC18,451,701.73	+11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 GNF99,849	$15.94 CRC7,965.79	+38.0%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Conakry	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.91 GNF699,453	$53.59 CRC26,781.29	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.54 GNF4,525,978	$742.08 CRC370,817.73	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$462.34 GNF3,996,872	$463.60 CRC231,662.02	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$63.06 CRC31,508.95
Average			+2.7%

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pay 94.5% more for childcare

	Conakry	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$521.49 CRC260,589.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,389.60 GNF55,237,824	$12,425.72 CRC6,209,142.52	+94.5%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 GNF20,518	$2.92 CRC1,456.71	+22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 GNF17,290	$3.69 CRC1,844.55	+84.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,050	$5.05 CRC2,524.97	+334.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.01 GNF605,254	$59.70 CRC29,832.68	-14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 GNF40,055	$9.72 CRC4,855.71	+109.7%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Conakry	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF172,899	$73.59 CRC36,771.08	+267.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,124	$50.81 CRC25,391.00	+103.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,349	$125.98 CRC62,954.11	+319.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF432,248	$117.31 CRC58,621.78	+134.6%
Average			+206.4%

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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: April 2025

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