Cost of living comparison

 Valletta, Malta
compared to
 Conakry, Guinea
Conakry vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 18.8% cheaper than Valletta.

Restaurants
pay 34.0% less in Conakry
Groceries
pay 8.5% more in Conakry
Transportation
pay 10.8% less in Conakry
Housing
pay 20.9% more in Conakry
Childcare
pay 25.5% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.6% less in Conakry
Clothing
pay 56.8% less in Conakry

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

Conakry vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 34.0% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.15
$6.43
GNF55,563
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.44
$10.77
GNF93,076
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.26
$1.56
GNF13,491

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.23
$1.32
GNF11,410
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.25
$9.28
GNF80,159
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.07
$8.22
GNF70,979

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

 
Valletta
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€4.79
$5.09
GNF43,933
Monthly public transit pass ?? $28.49
GNF246,114
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€22,175.07
$33,000.00
GNF285,074,539

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pay 20.9% more for housing

 
Valletta
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€26.74
$80.91
GNF698,940
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€962.49
$523.54
GNF4,522,658
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€841.39
$462.34
GNF3,993,941

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

 
Valletta
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€581.27
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,548.96
$6,389.60
GNF55,197,307

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.77
$2.37
GNF20,503
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.20
$2.00
GNF17,277
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.24
$1.16
GNF10,042

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

 
Valletta
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€80.80
$20.00
GNF172,772
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€31.45
$25.00
GNF215,966
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.57
$30.00
GNF259,159

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