Conakry vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$523	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	48
😀 Quality of life	25	75
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.32M

The cost of living in Conakry is 21% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5090th and 4065th ($1061 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Uruguay, respectively. Check Guinea vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 8567th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Montevideo

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	Conakry	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940