Conakry vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$1866
🏠 One person rent	$512	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$562
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$375
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	39
😀 Quality of life	25	55
🏙️ Population	1.67M	236K

The cost of living in Conakry is 43% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5459th and 6827th ($1030 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Botswana, respectively. Check Guinea vs Botswana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Gaborone. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8560th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Gaborone

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	Conakry	Gaborone
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$92.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$4.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$3828

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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 Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$654
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$692
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$690
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$809
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$943
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$663
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$909
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$874
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$838
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$971
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$600
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$997
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$822
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$717
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$696
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$774
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$841
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$819
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$859
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$627
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$623
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$756
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$459
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$581
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$791
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$741
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$1003
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$1116
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$761