Conakry vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	77
😀 Quality of life	25	88
🏙️ Population	1.67M	639K

The cost of living in Conakry is 49% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5459th and 1856th ($1030 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1553rd in Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 2.1 months in Detroit. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 8560th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Detroit

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	Conakry	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$16775

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$974
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$972
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1213
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$994
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1138
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$866
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1146
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$889
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1039
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$983
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$528
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$979
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$494
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$520
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$488
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$971
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1062
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$494
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1051
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1203
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1198
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$496
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$574
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$494
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1003
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$497
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$649
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$495
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1047
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$503
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$498
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$496
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1071

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614