Conakry vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$523	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	23
😀 Quality of life	25	37
🏙️ Population	1.67M	951K

The cost of living in Conakry is 21% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 5090th and 4063rd ($1061 vs $1346) 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8567th and 7302nd 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	$6.09	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$2773

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490