Conakry vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$523	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	22
😀 Quality of life	25	21
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.45M

The cost of living in Conakry is 22% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5090th and 6195th ($1061 vs $869) 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 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8567th and 8814th 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	$6.09	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882