Conakry vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$512	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	25	58
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.43M

The cost of living in Conakry is 4% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5459th and 5069th ($1030 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 8560th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Johannesburg

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	Conakry	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045