Castries vs Conakry - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Conakry
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$3129
🏠 One person rent	$458	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1315
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$1122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	7
😀 Quality of life	40	25
🏙️ Population	70K	1.67M

The cost of living in Castries is 8% more expensive than in Conakry. Cities ranked 4701st and 5148th ($1108 vs $1024) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.1 months in Conakry. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Conakry ranked 4th in Guinea, while ranked 7227th and 8792nd 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	$7.43	$6.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$563
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$939
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$65.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$86.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	10.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$8.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$6326

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923