Conakry vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$3644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$8755
🏠 One person rent	$512	$2551
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$5134
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$5788
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	25	78
🏙️ Population	1.67M	41K

The cost of living in Conakry is 72% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 5459th and 17th ($1030 vs $3644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Guinea vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in George Town. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 8560th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs George Town

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	Conakry	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$15.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$7.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$2606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$2239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$5633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$4623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	7.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$8428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$4209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$9.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$7.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$23.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$1615
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$26502

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558