Conakry vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$511	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	4
😀 Quality of life	25	35
🏙️ Population	1.67M	12.9K

The cost of living in Conakry is 2% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5148th and 5256th ($1024 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Guinea vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 8792nd and 7788th 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	$6.14	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$3332

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760