Conakry vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$526	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	6	45
😀 Quality of life	33	59
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.72M

The cost of living in Conakry is 34% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 5108th and 6675th ($1067 vs $799) 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 2.3 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 8626th and 6017th 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	$6.14	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$17749

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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

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687