Conakry vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$523	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$748
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$323
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	44
😀 Quality of life	25	41
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.72M

The cost of living in Conakry is 31% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5090th and 6399th ($1061 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Tanzania, respectively. Check Guinea vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 8567th and 6871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Dar es Salaam

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	Conakry	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$19371

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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

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650