Conakry vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$523	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	6	95
😀 Quality of life	36	67
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.32M

The cost of living in Conakry is 41% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 5243rd and 6972nd ($1058 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Guinea and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 8430th and 4893rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Guarulhos

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	Conakry	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$9734

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$990
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1323
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1016
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1257
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$852
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1257
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1127
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$535
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1001
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$503
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$605
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$537
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$518
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1178
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$502
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1176
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1236
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1320
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$507
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1145
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$508
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$507
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1097
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$515
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$508
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1124

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716