Conakry vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$4264
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1096
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$1719
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$3145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	25	94
🏙️ Population	1.67M	626K

The cost of living in Conakry is 46% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5148th and 2103rd ($1024 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th in Guinea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8792nd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Glasgow

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	Conakry	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1734
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1524
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1659
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1670
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1651
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1520
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1537
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1723
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1527
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1632
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1305
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1741
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1629
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1643
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1719
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1833
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1702
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1661
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1644
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1554
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1630
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1430
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1662
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1568
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1532
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1251