Conakry vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Conakry	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$509	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$170	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	22	95
🏙️ Population	1.67M	8.8M

The cost of living in Conakry is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5197th and 4th ($1050 vs $4202) 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 0.2 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 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9058th and 15th 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	$6.04	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.81	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$973	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.17%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$191	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$852	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.21	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6339	$21713

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$984
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$983
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1272
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1005
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1231
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1219
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$857
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1119
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$998
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$518
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$993
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$487
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$611
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$545
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$993
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1164
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$487
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1163
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1214
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1281
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$494
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$561
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$487
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1141
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$493
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$619
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$494
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1076
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$501
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$495
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$495
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1100

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192