Conakry vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$523	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$525
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	6	41
😀 Quality of life	36	57
🏙️ Population	1.67M	938K

The cost of living in Conakry is 28% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5243rd and 4191st ($1058 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Jamaica, respectively. Check Guinea vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Conakry compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 8430th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Kingston

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	Conakry	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$5107

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769