Conakry vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$511	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$4688
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	25	77
🏙️ Population	1.67M	41K

The cost of living in Conakry is 70% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 5148th and 32nd ($1024 vs $3374) 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 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 8792nd and 754th 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	$6.14	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$25346

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671