Conakry vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$523	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	88
😀 Quality of life	25	90
🏙️ Population	1.67M	653K

The cost of living in Conakry is 60% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5090th and 603rd ($1061 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd in Guinea and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 8567th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Portland

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	Conakry	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741