Conakry vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1181
🏠 One person rent	$511	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$383
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	25	21
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.27M

The cost of living in Conakry is 81% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5148th and 7972nd ($1024 vs $567) 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 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8792nd and 8953rd 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	$6.14	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$1370

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484