Conakry vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$523	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$3678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	36	96
🏙️ Population	1.67M	8.8M

The cost of living in Conakry is 72% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5243rd and 20th ($1058 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Conakry compared to 1 months in London. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8430th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs London

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	Conakry	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199