Conakry vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$526	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$340
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	6	42
😀 Quality of life	33	61
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.43M

The cost of living in Conakry is 41% more expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 5108th and 6833rd ($1067 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.4 months in Fortaleza. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Fortaleza ranked 16th in Brazil, while ranked 8626th and 5841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Fortaleza

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	Conakry	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$64.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$2167

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561