Conakry vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$523	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	6	73
😀 Quality of life	36	65
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.8M

The cost of living in Conakry is 10% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5243rd and 4839th ($1058 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Conakry compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8430th and 5190th 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	$6.09	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950