Conakry vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$523	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	25	95
🏙️ Population	1.67M	8.8M

The cost of living in Conakry is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5090th and 3rd ($1061 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8567th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs New York City

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	Conakry	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111