Cape Town vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$582	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1308
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$365
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$1738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	7
😀 Quality of life	58	25
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.67M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 1% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 5016th and 5090th ($1071 vs $1061) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Conakry. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 5491st and 8567th 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	$8.4	$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$80.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$82.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$31.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$6527

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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