Conakry vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Conakry	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1061	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2848	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$523	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1308	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.8	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1738	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	25	36
🏙️ Population	1.67M	159K

The cost of living in Conakry is 26% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5090th and 6298th ($1061 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Guinea vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Conakry compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Conakry ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8567th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Conakry vs Praia

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	Conakry	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.09	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$625	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1794	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.42	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.89	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.79	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.63	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6527	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491