Cape Town vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$681	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$2456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	6
😀 Quality of life	55	33
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.67M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 15% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 4637th and 5108th ($1231 vs $1067) 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 2.3 months in Conakry. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 6312th and 8626th 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	$11.5	$6.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$3.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$6316

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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