Cost of living comparison

 Port-au-prince, Haiti
compared to
 Conakry, Guinea
Conakry vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 6.7% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants
pay 23.4% less in Conakry
Groceries
pay 23.7% more in Conakry
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Conakry
Housing
pay 47.3% less in Conakry
Childcare
pay 7.0% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.2% less in Conakry
Clothing
pay 70.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

pay 23.4% less for restaurants

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.00
HTG1,575.87
$6.43
GNF55,760
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.39
HTG1,495.23
$10.77
GNF93,406
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
HTG262.64
$1.56
GNF13,539

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$2.50
HTG328.31
$1.32
GNF11,450
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.00
HTG656.61
$9.28
GNF80,444
Milk (1 gallon) $5.68
HTG745.66
$8.22
GNF71,230

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.01
HTG263.54
$5.09
GNF44,089
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
HTG2,626.45
$28.49
GNF246,987
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
HTG4,596,286.76
$33,000.00
GNF286,085,021

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pay 47.3% less for housing

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$165.98
HTG21,797.01
$80.91
GNF701,417
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $910.00
HTG119,503.46
$523.54
GNF4,538,689
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $890.00
HTG116,877.01
$462.34
GNF4,008,098

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pay 7.0% less for childcare

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
HTG13,132.25
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,867.80
HTG901,896.75
$6,389.60
GNF55,392,961

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pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.00
HTG656.61
$2.37
GNF20,576
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.65
HTG216.37
$2.00
GNF17,338
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
HTG262.64
$1.16
GNF10,078

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pay 70.8% less for clothing

 
Port-au-prince
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
HTG10,505.80
$20.00
GNF173,385
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.00
HTG9,849.19
$25.00
GNF216,731
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$120.00
HTG15,758.70
$30.00
GNF260,077

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