Conakry vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$523	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	7	14
😀 Quality of life	25	47
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.08M

The cost of living in Conakry is 57% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5090th and 7033rd ($1061 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Mauritania, respectively. Check Guinea vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8567th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Nouakchott

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	Conakry	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$6979

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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 Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500