Conakry vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$523	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	36	95
🏙️ Population	1.67M	8.8M

The cost of living in Conakry is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5243rd and 4th ($1058 vs $4207) 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 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 8430th and 18th 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	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$21999

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$993
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$990
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1323
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1016
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1257
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$852
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1257
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1127
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$535
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1001
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$503
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$605
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$537
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$518
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$999
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1178
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$502
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1176
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1236
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1320
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$507
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1145
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$508
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$507
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1097
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$515
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$508
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1124

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188