Conakry vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$5663
🏠 One person rent	$512	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$2459
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$3703
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	88
😀 Quality of life	25	94
🏙️ Population	1.67M	488K

The cost of living in Conakry is 54% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5459th and 1263rd ($1030 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Guinea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8560th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Edinburgh

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	Conakry	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767