Conakry vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$512	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	4
😀 Quality of life	25	26
🏙️ Population	1.67M	13.9K

The cost of living in Conakry is 5% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5459th and 5821st ($1030 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Guinea vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 8560th and 8479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Kingstown

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	Conakry	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$7051

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785