Basseterre vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$650	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1308
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$365
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	13	7
😀 Quality of life	36	25
🏙️ Population	13.2K	1.67M

The cost of living in Basseterre is 29% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 3960th and 5090th ($1373 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Guinea, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1.6 months in Conakry. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 7395th and 8567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Conakry

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	Basseterre	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$80.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$8.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$4.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$82.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$6527

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

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