Conakry vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	77
😀 Quality of life	25	86
🏙️ Population	1.67M	639K

The cost of living in Conakry is 49% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 5090th and 1678th ($1061 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 8567th and 315th 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	$6.09	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527