Conakry vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$512	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	23
😀 Quality of life	25	47
🏙️ Population	1.67M	235K

The cost of living in Conakry is 5% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 5459th and 5796th ($1030 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea and Guyana, respectively. Check Guinea vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 8560th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Georgetown

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	Conakry	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$23107

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787