Conakry vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Conakry Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3197
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$512
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1758
$3234
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
25
95
🏙️ Population
1.67M
585K

The cost of living in Conakry is 32% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 5459th and 3595th ($1030 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 371st in Guinea and Germany, respectively. Check Guinea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 8560th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Conakry vs Essen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Conakry vs Essen

Prices for goods and services in Conakry and Essen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Conakry Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.57
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$569
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$961
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.01%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$281
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$403
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.96
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.43
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1511
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6431
$9380

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431