Conakry vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$2350
🏠 One person rent	$523	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	7	14
😀 Quality of life	25	50
🏙️ Population	1.67M	224K

The cost of living in Conakry is 20% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5090th and 6145th ($1061 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea and Suriname, respectively. Check Guinea vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 8567th and 6256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Paramaribo

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	Conakry	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	16.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$5.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$3.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$1909

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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 Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583