Conakry vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2415	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$526	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2456	$126
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	6	21
😀 Quality of life	33	23
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.45M

The cost of living in Conakry is 11% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5108th and 5884th ($1067 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Guinea vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Conakry compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8626th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Ouagadougou

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	Conakry	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.14	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1156	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.9	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.21%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$167	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$980	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.7	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6316	$17372

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Cities near Conakry

Distance	City	Cost of living
64 km or 40 mi	Forecariah	$999
81 km or 50 mi	Boffa	$999
126 km or 78 mi	Freetown	$1347
203 km or 126 mi	Mamou	$1021
277 km or 172 mi	Bo	$1283
314 km or 195 mi	Bafata	$872
332 km or 206 mi	Kenema	$1281
333 km or 207 mi	Bissau	$895
400 km or 248 mi	Kolda	$1044
407 km or 253 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
441 km or 274 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
479 km or 297 mi	Monrovia	$536
493 km or 306 mi	Kankan	$1007
497 km or 309 mi	Kakata	$502
526 km or 327 mi	Brikama	$598
536 km or 333 mi	Lamin	$541
538 km or 334 mi	Banjul	$516
573 km or 356 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
575 km or 358 mi	Kaolack	$1088
600 km or 373 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
608 km or 378 mi	Yekepa	$503
610 km or 379 mi	Fatick	$1084
682 km or 424 mi	Thies	$1140
696 km or 433 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 441 mi	Dakar	$1221
713 km or 443 mi	Bougouni	$508
715 km or 444 mi	Bamako	$583
718 km or 446 mi	Greenville	$502
731 km or 454 mi	Louga	$1060
767 km or 477 mi	Koulikoro	$506
786 km or 488 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
811 km or 504 mi	Rosso	$630
817 km or 508 mi	Banamba	$506
886 km or 551 mi	Korhogo	$1099
902 km or 561 mi	Sikasso	$514
922 km or 573 mi	Segou	$506
935 km or 581 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
952 km or 591 mi	Markala	$508
975 km or 606 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
976 km or 606 mi	Bouake	$1123

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057