Conakry vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$526	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	33	98
🏙️ Population	1.67M	8.8M

The cost of living in Conakry is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5108th and 4th ($1067 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8626th and 11th 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	$6.14	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$22663

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174