Cape Town vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$775	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	6
😀 Quality of life	58	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.67M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 32% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 4336th and 5197th ($1386 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Guinea, respectively. Check South Africa vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Conakry. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 6134th and 9058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Conakry

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	Cape Town	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$973
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$80.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$6339

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$984
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$983
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1272
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1005
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1231
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1219
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$857
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1119
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$998
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$518
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$993
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$611
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$545
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$993
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1164
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1163
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1214
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1281
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$494
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$561
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1141
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$493
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$494
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1076
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$501
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$495
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$495
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1100