Conakry vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$512	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	25	13
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.27M

The cost of living in Conakry is 72% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5459th and 7801st ($1030 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Guinea vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8560th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Kabul

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	Conakry	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$1452

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487