Conakry vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$511	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$670
😷 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 66% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 5148th and 7492nd ($1024 vs $618) 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 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8792nd and 6488th 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	$6.14	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$7061

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$971
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$968
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$751
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$989
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$689
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$778
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$689
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$799
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1049
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$977
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$501
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$975
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$470
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$556
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$486
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$441
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$972
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1081
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$469
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1068
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1009
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1179
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$472
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$518
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$468
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1070
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$471
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$584
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$471
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$976
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$470
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$897
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$471
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$923

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499