Bucharest vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$525	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$2456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	6
😀 Quality of life	81	33
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.67M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 5% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 4913th and 5108th ($1116 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Guinea, respectively. Check Romania vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 2.3 months in Conakry. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 646th and 8626th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Conakry

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	Bucharest	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$6.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$3.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$6316

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123