Conakry vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$512	$849
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$1665
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	22
😀 Quality of life	25	38
🏙️ Population	1.67M	951K

The cost of living in Conakry is 15% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 5459th and 4564th ($1030 vs $1213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Guinea vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.4 months in Freetown. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8560th and 7131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Freetown

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	Conakry	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$639
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$85.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$1.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$76.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$2835

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1030
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$974
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1138
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$972
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1146
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$994
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$983
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$528
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$494
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$866
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$889
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$979
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$971
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1039
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$494
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$569
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$520
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$488
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1062
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$496
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1051
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$574
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$497
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1203
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1095
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1198
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1047
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$495
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1003
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$503
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1071
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1034
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$649
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$498