Conakry vs Gaborone - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Gaborone
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$731
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$523	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	6	39
😀 Quality of life	36	60
🏙️ Population	1.67M	236K

The cost of living in Conakry is 45% more expensive than in Gaborone. Cities ranked 5243rd and 7094th ($1058 vs $731) 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 2 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Gaborone. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Gaborone ranked 1st in Botswana, while ranked 8430th and 5910th 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	$6.09	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$4.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$2881

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$990
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1323
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1016
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1257
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$852
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1257
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1127
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$535
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1001
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$503
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$605
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$537
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$518
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1178
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$502
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1176
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1236
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1320
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$507
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1145
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$508
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$507
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1097
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$515
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$508
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1124

Cities near Gaborone

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Molepolole	$662
67 km or 42 mi	Lobatse	$697
67 km or 42 mi	Kanye	$694
136 km or 84 mi	Mmabatho	$901
174 km or 108 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
196 km or 122 mi	Mahalapye	$628
215 km or 134 mi	Brits	$950
257 km or 160 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
258 km or 160 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
259 km or 161 mi	Pretoria	$1049
264 km or 164 mi	Randburg	$958
265 km or 165 mi	Palapye	$551
266 km or 165 mi	Centurion	$967
266 km or 165 mi	Soweto	$1057
266 km or 165 mi	Serowe	$583
269 km or 167 mi	Sandton	$1089
275 km or 171 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
296 km or 184 mi	Benoni	$892
298 km or 185 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
302 km or 188 mi	Vereeniging	$765
310 km or 193 mi	Springs	$792
358 km or 222 mi	Kroonstad	$875
379 km or 235 mi	Welkom	$826
380 km or 236 mi	Middelburg	$899
407 km or 253 mi	Bethal	$910
421 km or 261 mi	Francistown	$633
468 km or 291 mi	Kimberley	$927
495 km or 308 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
514 km or 319 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
531 km or 330 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
540 km or 336 mi	Maseru	$681
559 km or 347 mi	Mbabane	$652
569 km or 354 mi	Bulawayo	$630
584 km or 363 mi	Manzini	$511
589 km or 366 mi	Mafeteng	$630
597 km or 371 mi	Vryheid	$912
628 km or 390 mi	Upington	$811
675 km or 419 mi	Matola	$916
685 km or 425 mi	Maputo	$966
705 km or 438 mi	Gweru	$577