Conakry vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4929
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$2177
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$3222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	25	95
🏙️ Population	1.67M	626K

The cost of living in Conakry is 47% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 5090th and 1806th ($1061 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8567th and 24th 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	$6.09	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$15092

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288