Conakry vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Conakry	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3129	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$511	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$1315	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	25	23
🏙️ Population	1.67M	2.45M

The cost of living in Conakry is 37% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5148th and 6572nd ($1024 vs $750) 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 1.1 months in Conakry compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Conakry ranked 4th best city to live in Guinea vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8792nd and 8867th 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	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$307	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$939	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.3	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.9	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.68%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$362	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.96	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.24	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.05	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.49	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.4	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1493	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6326	$15142

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$664
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$678
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$675
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$677
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$677
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$680
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$443
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1006
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$620
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$479
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$617
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$471
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$470
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$976
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$482
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$416
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$923
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$616
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$676
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$471
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$472
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$471
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$874
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$353
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$459
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$677
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$518
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$497
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$219
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$678
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$512
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$446
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$582
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$892