Conakry vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$5693
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$2392
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	6	88
😀 Quality of life	36	93
🏙️ Population	1.67M	488K

The cost of living in Conakry is 55% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 5243rd and 1221st ($1058 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 2 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8430th and 77th 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	$6.09	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$26404

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$990
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1323
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1016
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1257
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$852
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1257
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1127
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$535
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1001
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$503
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$605
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$537
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$518
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1178
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$502
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1176
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1236
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1320
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$507
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1145
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$508
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$507
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1097
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$515
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$508
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1124

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892