Conakry vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	50
😀 Quality of life	25	90
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.02M

The cost of living in Conakry is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5090th and 1701st ($1061 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Guinea and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 8567th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Ottawa

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	Conakry	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800