Conakry vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Conakry	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1058	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$853	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2065	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	6	49
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	1.67M	1.02M

The cost of living in Conakry is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5243rd and 1668th ($1058 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Guinea and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Conakry compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 8430th and 123rd 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$79.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.18%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$866	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.43	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.41	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6365	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891