Conakry vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$526	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	6	30
😀 Quality of life	33	33
🏙️ Population	1.67M	4.27M

The cost of living in Conakry is 133% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5108th and 8842nd ($1067 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Guinea vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 8626th and 8609th 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	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$1486

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439