Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Conakry, Guinea

Conakry vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 0.5% cheaper than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Conakry
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Conakry
Transportation: pay 80.2% more in Conakry
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Conakry
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Conakry
Clothing: pay 76.3% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,378.04	$6.43 GNF55,563	+9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,168.33	$10.77 GNF93,076	+37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,502.43	$1.56 GNF13,491	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA954.06	$1.20 GNF10,366	+15.2%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Luanda	Conakry
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,182.81	$1.32 GNF11,410	+2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,721.64	$9.28 GNF80,159	+48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,343.79	$8.22 GNF70,979	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,140.55	$2.80 GNF24,203	+19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,484.47	$2.83 GNF24,490	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,076.49	$1.35 GNF11,633	+14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA450.92	$1.11 GNF9,550	+124.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,266.58	$0.92 GNF7,939	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA862.38	$1.28 GNF11,086	+36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.17	$0.72 GNF6,236	-10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA647.57	$0.72 GNF6,236	+2.1%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

	Luanda	Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,285.94	$5.09 GNF43,933	+262.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,387.17	$28.49 GNF246,114	-14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,210,166.49	$33,000.00 GNF285,074,539	+66.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,925.45	$11.55 GNF99,776	+6.6%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Luanda	Conakry
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,579.78	$80.91 GNF698,940	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA452,298.01	$523.54 GNF4,522,658	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA259,173.03	$462.34 GNF3,993,941	+63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,324.92	??
Average			+10.1%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Luanda	Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA638,589.86	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,665,521.74	$6,389.60 GNF55,197,307	-57.2%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,419.49	$2.37 GNF20,503	+53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,287.47	$2.00 GNF17,277	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,182.32	$1.16 GNF10,042	-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,329.66	$70.01 GNF604,810	+63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,109.50	$4.63 GNF40,025	+3.3%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 76.3% less for clothing

	Luanda	Conakry
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,461.35	$20.00 GNF172,772	-79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,371.14	$25.00 GNF215,966	-68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,561.56	$30.00 GNF259,159	-76.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA233,336.53	$50.00 GNF431,931	-80.4%
Average			-76.3%

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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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