Conakry vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$523	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	25	53
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.49M

The cost of living in Conakry is 5% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5090th and 5424th ($1061 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Angola, respectively. Check Guinea vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 8567th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Luanda

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	Conakry	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$15041

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$998
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$998
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1346
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1019
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1278
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$804
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1272
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$827
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$964
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$523
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$552
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$507
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$477
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1000
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$998
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1052
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1114
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$489
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$569
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$970
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$490
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$647
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$491
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$916
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$499
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$490
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$904
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$489
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$937

Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961