Conakry vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Conakry	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3197	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$512	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1366	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1758	$417
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	67
😀 Quality of life	25	53
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.53M

The cost of living in Conakry is 18% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5459th and 6207th ($1030 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Colombia, respectively. Check Guinea vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Conakry compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 8560th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Medellin

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	Conakry	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$569	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$961	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.2	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$281	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$403	$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1511	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6431	$6129

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617