Addis Ababa vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$710	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1308
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$365
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	39	25
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.67M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 11% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 4540th and 5090th ($1180 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Guinea, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.6 months in Conakry. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 7025th and 8567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Conakry

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	Addis Ababa	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$80.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$8.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$4.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$82.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$6527

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937