Castries vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2385
🏠 One person rent	$514	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	6
😀 Quality of life	39	22
🏙️ Population	20K	1.67M

The cost of living in Castries is 12% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 4803rd and 5197th ($1178 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Guinea, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.2 months in Conakry. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Conakry ranked 1st in Guinea, while ranked 7990th and 9058th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Conakry

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	Castries	Conakry
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$973
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$80.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	10.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$6339

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

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